Coastal Review is an independent, daily, nonprofit, news and feature service covering the North Carolina coast.
Published by the North Carolina Coastal Federation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit group dedicated to protecting and preserving the North Carolina coast, Coastal Review provides objective reporting, information and commentary on issues, policy and notable figures and history with a specific focus on the environment and people of the state’s 20 coastal counties. Coastal Review operates with full editorial independence from its publisher.
While the Coastal Federation often advocates for better laws and policies, Coastal Review is not an advocacy publication. We’re not interested in one-sided stories packaged as “news.”
Our stories are written by professional journalists, who strive to meet the highest standards of fairness and accuracy. The editor works to ensure those standards are consistently met. Editorial decisions are made independently of the publisher and any other persons or interests.
Opinion and commentary published by Coastal Review are always clearly labeled as to distinguish from our news reporting. This includes perspectives on policy and issues — most often from guest contributors — as well as the work of our regular columnists, who generally focus on lighter fare, but whose opinions may be included and relevant.
History and awards
We launched Coastal Review in February 2012 to fill the growing gap in coastal environmental reporting brought on by changes in traditional media and newsroom downsizing, which greatly diminished coverage of environmental issues. Independent, nonprofit online news outlets such as Coastal Review perform vital work raising awareness of environmental issues that affect each of us, our health, safety and quality of life.
Coastal Review has been a member of the North Carolina Press Association since 2015. Over the past decade, Coastal Review has won more than 100 awards from the association, which represents North Carolina newspapers and works to protect the public’s right to know through the defense of open government and First Amendment freedoms.
Funding
The North Carolina Coastal Federation provides much of the money to keep Coastal Review going. Becoming a member supports our work.
We also accept donations and grant support from businesses, organizations, foundations, families and individuals. The Coastal Federation’s financial health, accountability and transparency have earned it a perfect score with Charity Navigator. Fewer than 1% of the thousands of charities rated by Charity Navigator have earned perfect scores.
