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Helping America’s smallest newspapers create their first real web sites

The North Carolina Press Foundation has secured grant funds to launch a pilot program that will develop websites and provide training for up to five qualified NCPA members to bring their print … more

12/13/19

Bruce Phillips, former Raleigh Times sports editor with knack for storytelling, dies

Bruce Phillips took his work as a sports editor very seriously, but he never took sports or himself too seriously. It was fun and games as he rolled cheap paper into a manual typewriter and … more

12/12/19

Invitation to enter science journalism contest (no entry fee, $5,000 prize)

The Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT is pleased to announce that we are now accepting submissions for the second annual Victor K. McElheny Award for local and regional science journalism. The … more

12/3/19

Johnstonian News relocates, names new editor

SMITHFIELD — The Johnstonian News has moved its office from Kenly to Smithfield and hired Scott Bolejack to serve as editor, President and Publisher Keven Zepezauer announced this week. The … more

12/3/19

Report for America to Place a Record 250 Journalists in 164 Local Newsrooms in 2020

Full list of newsrooms in North Carolina and the south. NEW YORK—Report for America announced today that it will field 250 emerging journalists in 164 host news organizations to serve … more

12/3/19

“Making a Mark:” Ida B. Wells Society and UNC Hussman inaugural event

The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting will launch its partnership with UNC Hussman with a thoughtful conversation with some of America’s leading investigative reporters on … more

11/15/19

Shareholders vote Thursday, Nov. 14, on $1.2 billion newspaper acquisition

The $1.2 billion deal in which New Media Investment Group, parent of GateHouse Media, which owns the Times-News and more than a dozen other newspapers in North Carolina, intends to buy Gannett Co., … more

11/15/19

New Study Reveals Connection between Entertainment, News Media Subscriptions

Arlington, VA – A study conducted by researchers at University of Minnesota’s Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication in cooperation with the News Media Alliance and the … more

11/11/19

Dr. Shanshan Lou — devoted to helping advertising students succeed

BOONE, N.C. — Associate professor of advertising Dr. Shanshan Lou broadens the global perspective in Appalachian State University’s Department of Communication. She is considered an expert on … more

11/11/19

Meet The Salt Lake Tribune, 501(c)(3): The IRS has granted nonprofit status to a daily newspaper for the first time

It was a “happy surprise,” Fraser Nelson said when The Salt Lake Tribune received a letter from the IRS on Friday giving the 148-year-old news outlet nonprofit 501(c)(3) … more

11/11/19

The value of simplicity

Statisticians disagree on the number of commercial messages we are exposed to each day. Some say 1,000. Some say as many as 3,000. And others claim the number is closer to 20,000. With estimates … more

John Foust Raleigh, NC | 11/7/19

America's Newspapers names new CEO

America’s Newspapers, the newly launched and largest newspaper association of its kind, announced Dean Ridings will be its chief executive officer, effective Nov. 11.Ridings served for two … more

11/1/19

Facebook announces effort to partner with media to promote journalism

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared plans to inject millions of dollars into the news business Friday, winning applause and laughs from a crowd of media industry executives and reporters, a sharp … more

11/1/19

Malcolm Gamble, longtime Citizen Times photojournalist, dies at 98

ASHEVILLE - Hebert Malcolm Gamble, an Asheville native who spent his career as an award-winning staff photographer for the Citizen Times, died Oct. 19. He was 98.Known as Malcolm, Gamble, started as … more

10/28/19

Parker joins staff as advertising specialist

Dawn Parker has joined the staff of the Chatham News + Record, serving as the newspaper’s print and digital advertising specialist. The Pittsboro resident is working with local businesses on … more

10/28/19

What it takes to shift a news organization to reader revenue

Launching a paywall is easy. Pivoting a whole business from an advertising-centric mindset to one focused on reader revenue is not. Despite 10 years of experimentation and increasing attention, the … more

DAMON KIESOW | 10/28/19

Legendary Journalist Gwen Ifill To Be Honored With A Forever Stamp

“Among the first African Americans to hold prominent positions in both broadcast and print journalism, Ifill was a trailblazer in the profession,” the Postal Service said in a … more

10/25/19

A Hussman history: how an Arkansas newspaper war led to a landmark UNC donation

Walter Hussman Jr. and his family donated $25 million last month to what is now known as the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, the largest endowed gift the school has ever received.As … more

10/25/19

Postal Service Announces New Rates

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) on October 9 filed notice for new postal rates for market-dominant products, which includes Marketing Mail and Periodicals. If approved by the Postal Regulatory … more

10/18/19

Commentary: Local newspapers are suffering, but still produce the most significant journalism

Local newspapers have always been the epicenter of local news ecosystems. While communities may have other sources of journalism, such as TV and radio stations and online-only outlets, the bulk of … more

10/11/19