The Courier Journal mobile newsroom is heading to Newburg. And we want to hear from you

Bailey Loosemore, Louisville Courier Journal
·2 min read

The Courier Journal's mobile newsroom is heading to Newburg.

For the next three weeks, reporters and editors will be working from the Newburg Branch Library to learn how our newsroom can better cover the historic Black neighborhood. And we want to hear from you.

What issues are most affecting the area? What businesses make it thrive? Who is doing great things for the community? We want to know it all.

Our staff will be at the library from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays Oct. 3-21. We invite everyone to stop by, but we can also meet you at any time and place that is best for you.

Earlier this year, The Courier Journal identified Newburg as the most diverse neighborhood in Louisville.

We started the mobile newsroom to improve our understanding and coverage of diverse communities in the Louisville area, partnering with the Louisville Free Public Library to work from its various branches.

We've already published 20 stories from Shively, Russell and Okolona. And in November, we'll be at the Iroquois library, where we hope to learn about Beechmont, Southside and other surrounding neighborhoods.

In Newburg, we're also holding a couple of events, and we invite you to come out.

JCPS District 6 School Board Candidates Forum

  • From 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, at Newburg Branch Library, 4800 Exeter Ave. Hear from school board candidates running to represent part of central Jefferson County, including Germantown and Highview. The candidates are incumbent Corrie Shull and challenger Misty Glin. Courier Journal education reporter Olivia Krauth will moderate.

Meet the Editors Night

  • From 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20 at Newburg Branch Library, 4800 Exeter Ave. The Courier Journal's top editors will be in Newburg to hear from area residents.

Have a question? Reach reporter Bailey Loosemore at bloosemore@courier-journal.com, 502-582-4646 or on Twitter @bloosemore.

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Courier Journal mobile newsroom heads to Newburg neighborhood