As a life-long journalist, I know how tough it can be to report the views of people who are bitterly divided. We think we’ve got it right. But the emails and social media messages often scream …
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2/19/19
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Newsrooms that are looking to remain solvent sometimes don’t think about what their audiences want or need. Instead, they think about creating innovations that are quickly produced, in the …
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James Gordon
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2/15/19
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The Daily Dispatch is uniting the community by focusing on its youngest members in a new series called Student Spotlight.
The project began in August 2017 with the goal to recognize …
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Kristen Hare
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2/12/19
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Sunshine Day 2019 will mark the fifth annual awards program from the Sunshine Center recognizing individuals from across North Carolina whose work exemplifies the value we place on keeping citizens …
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2/11/19
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More than ever, journalists are faced with ethical dilemmas. They have to decide between exposing the truth in the face of graphic information. They are also responsible for combatting …
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Neil Brown
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2/8/19
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Data journalism might be the answer to sustainable journalism business models. A new project called Reporters and Data and Robots is taking data journalism and automation to a new level. RADAR is …
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Nicholas Diakopoulos
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1/31/19
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The NC Media and Journalism Hall of Fame will induct Taylor Branch, Margaret Johnson, Mary E. Junck, Rochelle Riley and David B. Woronoff on Friday, April 12, 2019. Founded and administered by the …
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1/30/19
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The Wake Weekly newspaper group — The Wake Forest Weekly and its zoned editions in Rolesville and Franklin County along with the Butner-Creedmoor News — are operating under new ownership this …
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1/30/19
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No matter the news organization or the frequency, newspaper prices have increased. When looking at how much prices have increased for large papers from 2008 to 2016, the increases have been …
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Joshua Benton
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1/29/19
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Elizabeth Cook sat in the White House pressroom. She wasn’t from the New York Times or the Washington Post. Yet, her mission was to follow the high profile Elizabeth Dole, who was Ronald …
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Natasha Townsend
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1/29/19
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StarNews Media is back in downtown Wilmington after its 50-year hiatus. The staff was displaced out of its office when Hurricane Florence hit, and now the paper has a multi-year lease in its new …
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Hunter Ingram
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1/28/19
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Local news outlets are looking to niche publishing to provide better customer satisfaction. In-depth coverage about a specific topic can be a better alternative to the approach many newsrooms take: …
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Matt DeRienzo
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1/25/19
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Newspapers need to know their customers in order to better serve them and make them want to keep reading. Successful businesses have an in-depth understanding of their customers and who they are, …
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Ted Stasney
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1/24/19
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Treva Jones, a born storyteller, virtuosic news reporter and historian to a generation of Raleigh Times and News & Observer readers and staff writers, died Friday.She was 73.Jones, who authored …
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MARTHA QUILLIN. N&O
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1/21/19
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KENLY — In recognition of his career of public service by providing news and current events for area residents for more than three decades as the Kenly News’ owner and publisher, Rick …
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1/17/19
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GOLDSBORO, N.C.
Hillery Eugene "Gene" Price, an honored journalist whose career spanned nearly six decades, died Wednesday. He was 90.
Sue Price Johnson, his daughter and former Associated …
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AP
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1/16/19
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Digital First Media made an official proposal for the acquisition of Gannett Co., owner of USA TODAY and more than 100 local papers. Digital First Media, which is owned by Alden Global Capital, …
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Mike Snider
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1/15/19
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Many publishers use WordPress for their content management system, but researchers are looking at its sustainability. Now, WordPress is launching Newspack, a toolkit that aims to improve publication …
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Christine Schmidt
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1/14/19
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The members of NCPA will convene in Raleigh March 20-22 at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley. (Site of the 2018 convention which held record crowds.) NCPA continues a tradition of offering free …
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1/11/19
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The media has been criticized for its 2016 election coverage and still faces backlash for its political coverage today. However, CJR has some strategies for how to cover the quickly approaching 2020 …
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Kyle Pope
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1/10/19
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