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AdLibs: Qualify your advertising prospects

You may have heard the old story about the door-to-door salesman who was selling vacuum cleaners way out in the country. When a lady came to the door, he dramatically emptied a bag of dirt onto the … more

John Foust | 3/22/17

FIRST FOR A REASON Info & Ideas About the First Amendment & Media Law POLITICAL ADVERTISING

We’ve been getting lots of questions about political advertising, thus this interim FFR. There are seven main things newspapers* need to know/do about political advertising. · You cannot … more

Amanda Martin | 10/31/17

Facebook's and Google's subscription tools offer publishers modest improvements

Facebook and Google are creating tools to help publishers sell more subscriptions, but for some, the efforts aren't helping much. Facebook allows people to subscribe to publications through its … more

Max Willens | 10/26/18

The tariffs are gone, but the burden of print weighs heavier and heavier

While it has been almost a week since the newspaper tariffs were overturned by the International Trade Commission, the struggle for newspapers isn’t over. The pricing of newsprint has increased … more

Ken Doctor | 9/3/18

What do newspapers lose when they use non-professional photography?

Times have been tough for journalists recently, and even tougher for photojournalists and some newsrooms have had to lay off their entire photojournalism staff. Publishers may see that … more

Natalie Stroud | 10/25/18

Eddie Lane Fitzgerald

Eddie Lane Fitzgerald died on February 10, 2021 at Kinston Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Eddie was born in Kinston on (January 23, 1959) to parents Hawthorne and Mildred Fitzgerald. … more

2/23/21

Ray Ellington Jr,. dies at 68

Raymond Dock Ellington, Jr., has passed away. For 18 years starting in 1983, Ellington was the pressroom supervisor at what is now the Sunbelt Press in Dunn, which prints The Daily Record and other … more

3/22/17

Adams Publishing Group Acquires Assets of Cooke Communications in North Carolina and Florida

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Adams Publishing Group announced today that it has purchased the assets of Cooke Communications, LLC, based in Greenville, North Carolina, and in Key West, Florida, including its … more

9/4/18

Chatham News, Chatham Record to be acquired by community-based media group

SILER CITY – Mary Little Resch, the publisher and editor of The Chatham News and The Chatham Record, has announced the sale of the newspapers to Chatham Media Group LLC, a partnership consisting of … more

10/24/18

'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

Giving writer's their due

Ernest Hemingway: “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”W. Somerset Maugham: “There are three rules for writing well. Unfortunately, no one … more

Ed Henninger | 3/22/17

Seven ways news outlets can rebuild trust and sustainability

Newsrooms aren't the most trusted sources of information, and it's time for journalists to take a different approach in gaining trust from readers. Their business depends on it. Journalism … more

Damian Radcliffe | 10/23/18

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

News & Record makes management change

Daniel Finnegan, the executive editor and publisher of the News & Record, left his position on Tuesday as part of a management restructuring. Alton Brown, regional vice-president for BH Media … more

9/5/18

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

Longtime Exchange editor passes away

Scott Witten, a journalist and editor for many publications throughout his career, died Sept. 2 at 51 years old. Witten dedicated 30 years to his journalism career at The Robesonian in … more

W. Curt Vincent | 9/6/18

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

N&O publisher Glines promoted to regional position

McClatchy has announced the promotion of four of its publishers to newly created regional positions supervising its 30 local media companies. Among those elevated was Sara Glines, publisher of … more

3/22/17

Observer launches Sports Pass, for digital access to extensive coverage of Carolinas

The Charlotte Observer is now allowing sports fans to only read the sport section out of the newspaper if they don't want to read the rest. Sports Pass is a sports-only digital subscription that will … more

Scott Fowler | 9/10/18

SNAP leader will leave; company hires new publisher

After more than 11 years of leading The Stanly News & Press, Sandy Selvy-Mullis has elected to resign her post as publisher.Company Names New PublisherA new publisher for The SNAP was named on … more

10/17/18