Chowan Herald Publisher Sean O’Brien has named a new management team for the newspaper.
“We are pleased to welcome an experienced and dedicated team to Edenton to …
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7/30/21
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For a third straight year, the reporting staff of The News & Observer will be supplemented by reporters from Report for America, a nonprofit journalism organization that supports local news …
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7/29/21
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The death of NNA’s Postal Chair Emeritus Max Heath, Shelbyville, Kentucky, on July 28 set off a period of mourning across the community newspaper industry. Heath’s family told the …
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Tonda Rush
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7/28/21
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When a then-23-year-old Sherry Chisenhall was offered a job with the Charlotte Observer in 1986, she was so shocked that she forgot to ask about the pay.
She made a second rookie mistake weeks …
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7/28/21
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2021 Contact: Jenna Shackleford, Communications & Outreach Coordinator Phone: 910-240-9697 Email: jennas@bizfayetteville.com FAYETTEVILLE, NC - The …
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7/26/21
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For immediate releaseJuly 22, 2021Contact: Al Cross, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, University of Kentucky, 502-682-2848
A family that has demonstrated courage, integrity and …
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Al Cross, Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues,
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7/23/21
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For immediate release:
NC Press Association membership meeting
July 22, 2021
Raleigh, NC
During a special meeting attended by NC Press Association members on Thursday July 22, …
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Phil Lucey, NCPA
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7/22/21
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From the editor: We're listing our building for sale, but The Fayetteville Observer isn't going away
The Fayetteville Observer has been serving our community for more than 200 years, and though some things are changing, our commitment to quality local journalism is not.
We will soon be …
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Beth Hutson
The Fayetteville Observer
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7/21/21
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The newsroom at The News & Observer and the Durham Herald-Sun will soon have a new leader who will focus solely on the Triangle.
Robyn Tomlin, the top editor at The N&O and Herald-Sun, …
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7/21/21
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After 32 years of guiding Community Newspapers Inc. (CNI), co-owners Tom Wood and Dink NeSmith are turning over the corporate leadership to new co-chief executive officers.
Effective …
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7/8/21
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The Local Journalism Sustainability Act (H.R. 3940) has been reintroduced into Congress. The bill, which is virtually the same as last year, has three important components:
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7/8/21
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A coalition of media organizations, including Carolina Public Press, scored a court victory last week when Buncombe County Superior Court Judge Steve Warren ruled the city of Asheville …
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Kate Martin
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7/6/21
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In my office, I have pictures of former Pilot Publishers Katherine Boyd and Sam Ragan prominently displayed on the wall.
Whenever I’m trying to make a difficult decision, I …
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David Woronoff, Publisher
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7/2/21
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Hickory Daily Record
Sylvia Kidd Ray, a Newton resident and retired managing editor of The Observer News Enterprise newspaper, died at her residence on Sunday after a period of ill health. …
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Ralph Yerby Ray
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6/22/21
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Asheville, N.C., June 17, 2021—Carolina Public Press (CPP), North Carolina’s nonprofit, independent, nonpartisan newsroom today announced it has received a $50,000 grant from the Inasmuch …
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6/21/21
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If you are covering a public body that has resumed meeting in person but is forcing you to participate remotely, they are breaking the law.
Over the past year, the pandemic …
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Beth Soja
beth@smvt.com
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6/17/21
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This secrecy is at odds with North Carolina's otherwise broad commitment to principles of government transparency that promote our informed democracy. In other areas of public records law, …
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6/11/21
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — May 28, 2021 Contact: Tonda Rush, tonda@nna.org
NEWS OF STARKLY HIGHER POSTAGE RATES GREETS AMERICAN PUBLIC AT START OF HOLIDAY WEEKEND
The United …
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6/2/21
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It’s no secret that disciplinary records of taxpayer-funded employees are kept behind lock and key. That shroud of secrecy prevents the public from finding out why a teacher moves from school …
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NORMAN SANDERSON, BILL RABON AND JOYCE KRAWIEC
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5/27/21
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Paxton Media Group is buying Landmark Community Newspapers, including all 47 newspapers in the Shelbyville, Kentucky-based chain.
The sale, announced Wednesday, will give Paducah-based Paxton …
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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5/27/21
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