Citizen Journalism Rises Among Parents Who Question Health Policies

Citizen Journalism Rises Among Parents Who Question Health Policies
North Carolina congressman Madison Cawthorn visits a freedom rally in Forest City, N.C., on Oct. 16, 2021. Courtesy of Kelly Wiggen
Matt McGregor
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As more people question whether their local health policies are engaging in government overreach, parents are becoming citizen investigative journalists who form constitutional rights groups to hold policymakers accountable.

For Kelly Wiggen in Rutherford County, North Carolina, it began when she said the mask mandates in her child’s school weren’t adding up.