Ask a Journalist
WHQR's 'Ask a Journalist' is a simple concept that tackles occasionally complicated issues! We take listener questions and track down the answers. If you have a question you’d like answered, email us at staffnews@whqr.org.
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A WHQR listener emailed the newsroom to ask about a new charge they saw on their Duke Energy bill. WHQR’s News Director Ben Schachtman interviewed reporter Camille Mojica to see what she found out for our latest ‘Ask a Journalist’ segment
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After nearly a decade in the works, New Hanover County’s Project Grace is finally gearing up to break ground. In the latest edition of WHQR’s Ask A Journalist segment, WHQR’s Camille Mojica and Ben Schachtman answer some lingering questions.
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A WHQR listener called the newsroom to ask about AMBER Alerts: how do they work, and where do they come from? What happens after? WHQR’s News Director Ben Schachtman interviewed reporter Camille Mojica to see what she found out for our ‘Ask a Journalist’ segment…
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Readers and listeners reached out to WHQR this week after seeing Live Oak trees on the back of trucks, traveling down South 17th Street. They had lots of questions, like: what’s happening? Where are the trees going? Who’s paying to move them? We’ve got answers.
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Readers and listeners wrote in to ask about mobile service — especially AT&T — in downtown Wilmington. The short answer: it's a work in progress.
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Standing water, including retention ponds, and mosquitos go hand-in-hand, and one listener asked what New Hanover County actually does to deal with the pesky biters. WHQR’s News Director Ben Schachtman sat down with reporter Camille Mojica to see what she found out for our ‘Ask a Journalist’ segment…
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Last month, Wilmington City Council members got into a heated argument over an appointment to CFPUA. When the dust settled, more than one listener had questions for our ‘Ask a Journalist’ segment. WHQR’s Camille Mojica and Ben Schachtman have some answers.
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Q: Why is my rent so [expletive] high?A: Capitalism — which is to say, it’s complicated. Part of the recent increase in rents has to do with the basic economic principles of supply and demand, and the phenomenon of filtering, where the lack of higher-end options pushes consumers into less expensive markets, increasing competition there. But it likely also involves the darker side of capitalism, including anticompetitive price-fixing practices and algorithm-based rent-setting software that is far more aggressive than a ‘human’ manager might be. For the latest installment of ‘Ask a Journalist,’ WHQR's Kelly Kenoyer and Ben Schachtman unpack how all this works.
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Some new bollards have gone up at a couple intersections in Wilmington. One listener decided to reach out and ask: Why? WHQR News Director Ben Schachtman interviewed Reporter Kelly Kenoyer after she found out the answers.
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In February, a New Hanover County Schools district employee posted an image of a mock crime scene with fake blood from the Facebook account of the J.C. Roe Center to celebrate ‘SRO appreciation day.’ It was quickly taken down, and denounced by the district — but readers and listeners had a lot of follow-up questions, like ‘how did this even happen?’ and 'was anyone held accountable?’