About me
Jessica Mahone is the research director for the Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media (CISLM) at the University of North Carolina. She is also co-director of the Local Journalism Researchers’ Workshop and an affiliate of the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP). She has previously worked as a researcher and evaluator for Duke University, Democracy Fund, the Pew Research Center and Report for America. She is a proud single dog mom to two senior pitbulls, Mocha and Rocky.