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Ad scams reach new levels of sophistication; use real companies

Ad scams about a "personal assistant" or "office assistant" are nothing new; they come in every week. However, some are showing a new level of sophistication when it comes it comes to getting them … more

3/29/17

Florence does not stop community paper

WHITEVILLE, NC—The historic hurricane that battered North Carolina in September showed what community newspapers could do in the face of adversity. At the family-owned Whiteville News Reporter, … more

Stanley Schwartz Managing Editor | Publishers’ Auxiliary | 10/5/18

ATTORNEY GENERAL JOSH STEIN RELEASES OPEN GOVERNMENT GUIDE TO PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the North Carolina Open Government Guide to help North Carolinians understand and navigate the state’s public records and open meetings … more

3/25/19

2019 NCPA Editorial and Advertising Awards Contact: Philip Lucey, NCPA Executive Director. phil@ncpress.com Thursday, February 27, 2020Raleigh, … more

2/27/20

The public should know why NC public employees are promoted, disciplined and fired

When it comes to offering the public access to government documents, North Carolina ranks among the most restrictive states. Its sunshine laws are better described as mostly cloudy with a chance of … more

N&O Editorial Board | 3/31/21

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

'It's what we do': Robesonian delivers news even while flooded

When Hurricane Matthew slammed into North Carolina in 2016, the seasoned editor at The Robesonian in Lumberton, North Carolina, grabbed what he could and headed to Charlotte, hunkered down and rode … more

PATRICIA M. EDWARDS Index Journal | 10/5/18

2018 NCPA Editorial and Advertising Awards

For immediate release: Contact: Philip Lucey, NCPA Executive Director. phil@ncpress.com Thursday, March 21, 2019 Raleigh, NC (Raleigh, NC) North Carolina Press Association members … more

3/21/19

Hotline Call of the Month

HOTLINE QUESTION OF THE MONTH Do the laws that make juvenile records confidential create any restrictions on a newspaper’s publication … more

2/26/20

Editorial: SB 355 would curtail likelihood of rogue public sector employees

Senate Bill 355 — the Government Transparency Act of 2021 — would at last allow the public to see the disciplinary files of public employees, files that have long been held in secret in … more

THE NEWS REPORTER | 3/31/21

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

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Small and mighty. Although the weekly Havelock News is among the state's smaller newspapers in terms of circulation, it packs a big punch. Consistently a top contender in it's division of the NCPA … more

3/29/17

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

Reporting on child fatalities is difficult. It presents a collision between the need for a thorough and orderly investigation against intense public concern and, sometimes, outrage. Medical records … more

12/7/17

Legislation aims to open government personnel records to public

The days of having government employees fade into oblivion without any mention of the misdeeds that led to their dismissal may soon be over in North Carolina if the newly proposed Government … more

AMELIA HARPER | 4/1/21

2022 NCPA Editorial and Advertising Awards

2022 NCPA Editorial and Advertising Awards Contact: Philip Lucey, NCPA Executive Director, phil@ncpress.com For Immediate Release Thursday, August 25, … more

8/25/22

Ransomware slows North Carolina county government to a crawl

A cyberattack slowed county government to a crawl Wednesday in North Carolina's most populous metro area as deputies processed jail inmates by hand, the tax office turned away electronic payments and … more

JONATHAN DREW Associated Press | 12/8/17

Dwane Powell, political cartoonist for a generation of NC newspaper readers, has died

Retired News & Observer editorial cartoonist Dwane Powell, whose drawings summarized and satirized decades of North Carolina political debates and decisions with humanity and humor, died Sunday … more

MARTHA QUILLIN | 4/15/19

NORTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS AND NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION VOICE THEIR SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 355, THE “GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2021,” AND URGE ITS PASSAGE

The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB) 1 and the North Carolina Press Association (NCPA)2 strongly support the Government Transparency Act of 2021 – Senate Bill 355 – … more

4/1/21

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

The Chronicle in Winston-Salem to change hands in May

Longtime owner and publisher emeritus Ernest L. Pitt has announced plans to sell The Chronicle in Winston Salem. The new pending owner, The Chronicle Media Group, LLC, is headed by Winston-Salem City … more

3/31/17