Thank you Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media for being a part of the Summit, sharing your tools and expertise and all you do to support local news ecosystems, in NC and beyond.
We had a great time at the 2025 NC Local News & Information Summit last week! A big thank you to all who participated in our sessions, the attendees who created a collaborative and supportive environment and the dream team of Shannan Bowen, Sarah Day Owen Wiskirchen and Catherine Komp for organizing a great event! The CISLM team was there as participants, but also as presenters: ? How we built a chatbot — should you build one, too? Local News Researcher Yanan Sun and Project Manager Sarah Vassello led attendees through a practical session on thinking through AI product development and creation. (P.S. you can use our chatbot, Local News Audience Assistant, on CISLM.org: https://lnkd.in/dcSiikJ7) ?? Imagining the future for rural community/news collaboration: Interim Director Jessica Mahone helped facilitate a group conversation about rural news needs and potential collaborations to serve communities, alongside Eli Flournoy, Benjy Hamm and Luke Boutwell. #ncnews #localnews #AI #research #ruralcommunities