Border Belt Independent

The Border Belt Independent is a nonprofit, digital newsroom that focuses on issues and challenges that affect Bladen, Columbus, Robeson, and Scotland counties in southeastern North Carolina.

Current Position

Location: Southeastern North Carolina

Beat: Health care, behavioral health, health disparities, wellness, and environment

Position:

Residents of the Border Belt suffer from disproportionately poor indicators compared to the rest of North Carolina in areas that include premature deaths, suicides, physical and mental health, nutrition, violence and sexually transmitted diseases. The reporter in this healthcare beat chronicles and focuses on framing these problems through creative storytelling, and succeeds by interpreting data, putting a human face on problems and cataloguing potential solutions.

Reporter: Morgan Casey