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APG announces new publisher

A leadership retirement in the Adams Publishing Group Eastern North Carolina division has allowed for changes that will benefit journalism and news coverage for newspapers all over the eastern end of … more

8/17/22

How the Arizona Daily Star created a solutions beat to build reader engagement and better serve its community

Here’s an idea to steal and adapt: Flip the narrative and add solutions-oriented reporting to your coverage, rather than solely focusing on problems in your community. The solutions … more

7/29/22

Putting focus on issues voters care most about helps media earn trust of readers and strengthens democracy

With partisanship rising and trust in media organizations falling, there is a movement among some journalists to turn election coverage away from politicians and toward voters by focusing on the … more

Sophia Voight | Appleton Post-Crescent | 7/29/22

Is the future of fact-checking automated?

Ten years ago, the concept of real-time fact-checking may have been a pipe dream. The process takes time and effort, from identifying claims from hours of broadcasts, cross-referencing them with … more

Seth Smalley | Poynter | 7/29/22

2022 Convention Agenda

North Carolina Press Association 149th Annual Convention August 24 - 26, 2022 Hilton Raleigh North Hills 3415 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609 Wednesday August … more

7/28/22

Memories of Frank Daniels Jr

My long-time client, mentor and friend Frank Daniels Jr. died on June 30. He was 90 years old. For 20 of the 26 years he served as publisher of The News & Observer, I was privileged to defend the … more

Hugh Stevens | 7/26/22

Webb is now publisher/editor

A regular name in the bylines for 8 years now, Jessica Webb will now take the top leadership role at Smoky Mountain Times in Bryson City. Effective July 4, Webb is now publisher/editor, having … more

7/14/22

Two journalists promoted to new roles on N&O sports and politics teams

Sports and politics are among the coverage areas that have long distinguished The News & Observer. Now the newspaper has promoted two members of its staff to key roles overseeing those topics. … more

7/12/22

Local news editor named for Eastern North Carolina newspapers

The New Bern Sun Journal, The Kinston Free Press and The Daily News in Jacksonville have a new editor. Trevor Dunnell, who has been working as a government watchdog reporter for the Sun … more

7/5/22

Frank Jr: A Man of Great Humor, Vision and Counsel

It’s with a heavy heart that I write this column about my 90-year-old uncle, Frank Arthur Daniels Jr. My mentor, role model, friend and business partner, Frank Jr. died at his home in Raleigh … more

David Woronoff | 7/1/22

Frank Daniels Jr., iconic newspaper publisher and owner, dies at 90

Frank Arthur Daniels, Jr., a leading Raleigh citizen and one of the nation’s signature newspaper publishers who built The News & Observer of Raleigh into a Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper … more

John Nagy/The (Southern Pines) Pilot | 7/1/22

First Amendment confrontation may loom in post-Roe fight

The Supreme Court declared clearly last week that there is no federal right to abortion. But how the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization affects the right to talk about … more

6/30/22

What is the future of automated fact-checking? Fact-checkers discuss

With the flood of misinformation saturating social media, there are too many claims and not enough human fact-checkers to do the tedious work required. Can automation help with … more

6/30/22

The Spirit of ’76: Protecting us against the Putin Playbook

As we gather to celebrate Independence Day, it’s a good time to reflect on how our most fundamental freedoms have served this nation well. It’s an even better time to think about what … more

Ken Paulson | 6/24/22

Mount Olive Tribune announces closure

The Mount Olive Tribune office is closed this week due to the assistant editor taking a much needed vacation. We will resume operations June 27 at 9 am. Our final day of business is June 29. That … more

6/23/22

NC Press Association and NC Press Services Annual meeting notice

NOTICE Pursuant to Article II, Section 2, the North Carolina Press Services will hold an Annual Meeting on August 25, 2022 at 3:30 pm to elect the Board of Directors and Officers for … more

6/22/22

Dylan Phillips is the new editor of The Brunswick Beacon

As I’m sure you are all aware, the Beacon has undergone some major changes in recent months. One of those changes was the departure of long-time editor Laura Lewis. As of May 31, I took over … more

Dylan Phillips | 6/14/22

'They keep threatening to arrest us.' The obstacles facing local news in Uvalde

The San Antonio Express-News on Thursday published a timeline detailing the series of mistakes and deviations from original reports that officials made following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary … more

Amaris Castillo | Poynter | 6/14/22

Confirmation bias in journalism: What it is and strategies to avoid it

In journalism, confirmation bias can influence a reporter’s assessment of whether a story is worth pitching and an editor’s decision to greenlight a story pitch. If the pitch is accepted, … more

Carey Morewedge | The Journalist's Resource | 6/14/22

In the age of social media blasts, what's the point of letters to the editor?

Last fall, Daniel Delgado was bothered by something in a comic published in Jewish Currents, a magazine with a loyal following on the Jewish left. “When Settler Becomes … more

Marina Bolotnikova | Poynter | 6/14/22