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Molly McGowan Gorsuch
Public Information Officer
ARTICLE SAMPLES
Some clips have been reformatted from print version for easier reading online. Content is original.
Deadline
Reporting
Examples of hard news stories that were written and printed within a 24-hour news day cycle. Several of these stories broke during the late shift and involved gathering information from arrest warrants or visiting accident scenes, before composing the articles in time for print.
Education
Reporting
Education stories written for the Times-News in Hendersonville, ranging from coverage of school board meetings and school features to localized stories on state education issues (e.g., budget, teacher, tenure, longevity pay, Common Core)
Area Teachers Stay the Course
Crowdfunding
for College
More Kids
Living in Poverty
City Gov.
Reporting
A few of the city government stories written for the Times-News in Burlington, covering city council meetings and decisions (e.g., annexation, water and sewer requests, rezoning requests, ordinance changes, local elections and appointments, board restructuring).
Community
Reporting
Examples of articles covering issues or events of particular importance to Alamance County or Henderson County, as well as overall N.C. residents. Subjects ranged from inherently local problems, such as the closure of the county's largest food bank, to local reactions to statewide or national events.
News
Features
Since some of these features tend to be longer by nature, download the texts in PDF versions for easier reading:
Making the Pieces Fit
Honor On
Display
Profile
Features
Stories that profile an individual's struggles, successes, or impact on the local community.
Since these features tend to be longer by nature, download the texts in PDF versions for easier reading:
Medical
Mutation
Rude
Awakening
Business
Reporting
Articles about new businesses, trends or advancements in local industries, and allegations of unfair business practices.
Since the articles in the series on the Thomas family's battle with foreclosure are longer in nature, download the texts in PDF versions for easier reading:
Thomas Family 1
Thomas Family 2
Thomas Family 3
Arts &
Entertainment
"Witnessing the Power of Art" won a 2012 NCPA second-place award in Arts & Entertainment Reporting in the Daily Division E (circulation 12,500-35,000)
Since some of these features tend to be longer by nature, download the texts in PDF versions for easier reading:
Witnessing the Power of Art
Alamance Studio Tour
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