Roselee Papandrea Taylor met her husband at a job interview. Madison Taylor, who worked at the Jacksonville Daily at the time, interviewed her and immediately became her editor. The pair worked …
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Kyra O'Connor
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1/10/22
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Did you know that starting July 1, public agencies can decline to give you hard copy records that are posted online? Or that UNC recently refused to release emails from a faculty member, claiming …
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Amanda Martin
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6/29/17
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The Pilot, which owns Pinestraw and four other magazines across the state, added one more to its fold Friday, agreeing to buy Walter, Raleigh’s arts and culture magazine, from Sacramento-based …
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10/16/20
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New York, NY – January 12, 2022
Parade Media Senior Vice President of Newspaper Relations Kevin Craig announced today the retirement of the company’s Vice President of Newspaper …
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1/13/22
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The Greensboro News & Record will be moving its press operations to Winston-Salem later this year. The move comes as BH Media Group, the newspapers' parent company, seeks to consolidate …
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1/12/17
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Sister newspapers in Eastern North Carolina are reorganizing their newsroom structures in a push to enhance local coverage on digital news platforms. Newspapers primarily affected by the …
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7/5/17
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A.C. Snow, the longtime News & Observer columnist who delighted readers with country wisdom wrapped in elegant prose for 70 years, died Friday in Raleigh. He was 97, and had written his farewell …
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1/19/22
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After local police raided the office of the Marion County Record and the home of its owners, creating a national outcry that was entirely justified, the question was asked in newspaper offices around …
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Al Cross
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9/11/23
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It's that time again already. The General Assembly opened its biennial "long session" on January 11.
A few, new lieutenants in the leadership ranks remind us that some of the old guard …
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John Bussian
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1/12/17
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When asked what he did for a living, he would say he was a "newspaper man." Maddrey aspired to work in news reporting early on. As a young boy, he sold the weekly rural newspaper Grit door-to-door, …
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1/19/22
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SAVE THE DATE
NCPA will meet at the Marriott Crabtree in Raleigh on 2/21-23, 2018.
2017 saw record crowds and a banquet so big we had to go find a bigger space. The Marriott Crabtree is newly …
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7/7/17
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You can’t overuse the Relevant wish, “Have a good week.”
Not now.
We’ll need it as Election “week” (or, gulp, weeks) allegedly starts tomorrow.
The …
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11/3/20
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The Sunshine Awards are presented each year to recognize the work of citizens, advocates, journalists, and government officials whose efforts increase transparency and accountability in public …
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1/19/22
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Eugene Tinklepaugh, 42, has been tapped to succeed the late Gene Metrick as editor of the Rocky Mount Telegram by newspaper publisher Kyle Stephens.
Stephens noted that Tinklepaugh, …
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9/12/23
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In co-signing a letter drafted by the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press to the Graham Police Department concerning the arrest of Alamance News reporter Tomas Murawski, The NCPA and a …
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11/4/20
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Asheville, NC, Jan. 24, 2022—Answering the community’s call for local nonpartisan journalism toward strengthening accountability and democracy, Carolina Public Press (CPP) has launched …
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Ellen Acconcia, Director of Audience and Engagement
eacconcia@carolinapublicpress.org
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1/25/22
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GREENSBORO — A judge in North Carolina’s 18th Judicial District Court has issued a protective order against a News & Record reporter that prevents her from using her reporting inside …
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8/14/23
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Looking for a sample letter asking for camera access to court hearings? Look no further. NCPA General Counsel Amanda Martin of SMVT has prepared the following letter for members to …
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Amanda Martin
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1/12/17
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Local journalism is "essential for healthy communities, competitive marketplaces, and a thriving democracy," states a 67-page report issued by Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the ranking member of the …
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11/10/20
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Membership in an exclusive organization has its privileges. North Carolina Press Association now offers a new privilege — free, self-paced online training for journalists at …
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Phil Lucey
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9/12/23
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