Alexandra Watts
Alexandra Watts joins WFAE via Report For America as part of a partnership with Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and Digital Public Library of America.Watts will cover the local civics beat including census outcomes and 2020 elections. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, she also will examine how local governmental institutions are repositioning themselves to meet the community’s needs.
Watts is going into her third year as an RFA corps member. Prior to coming to WFAE, she covered all 18 counties of the Mississippi Delta for Mississippi Public Broadcasting. Her work has been featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered, “Here & Now” and in USA Today. Watts received her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
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North Carolina is set to see a record number of absentee votes in the November election. But those votes won’t be released until Election Day. -
North Carolina is working with the federal government to send an additional $300 to some unemployed residents. It’s part of an executive order issued by... -
This was supposed to be the year of the census. It still is, but it’s also the year of the coronavirus pandemic. That makes it harder for community... -
Mississippi is another state dealing with massive flooding. In fact, the Mississippi River has been above flood stage for more than 100 days — a record length of time going back to 1927.
