Sophie Culpepper is a staff writer at Nieman Lab covering local news. She previously co-founded the hyperlocal Lexington Observer, where she reported on public schools, local government, economic development, and public safety among other topics as the digital news nonprofit’s only full-time journalist for two years. She is a proud alum of and forever believer in student journalism, and was a managing editor at her independent college newspaper, The Brown Daily Herald.
The Center for Community News at the University of Vermont is leading “the first nationally coordinated effort to strengthen university-led election coverage.”
Culpepper, Sophie. "Why does the Wichita Beacon keep losing reporters?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 30 Sep. 2024. Web. 26 Mar. 2025.
APA
Culpepper, S. (2024, Sep. 30). Why does the Wichita Beacon keep losing reporters?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved March 26, 2025, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/09/why-does-the-wichita-beacon-keep-losing-reporters/
Chicago
Culpepper, Sophie. "Why does the Wichita Beacon keep losing reporters?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified September 30, 2024. Accessed March 26, 2025. https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/09/why-does-the-wichita-beacon-keep-losing-reporters/.
Wikipedia
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