NCPA Members
We hope everyone at your newspapers and their families made it through unharmed. When you assess any damage please let us know if the press association can be of any assistance in …
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9/16/18
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National Newspaper Association will recognize the publisher of the Alamance News, Graham, NC, with its First Amendment Award on March 18, during Sunshine Week. The award will be presented …
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Tonda Rush, National Newspaper Association
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3/2/21
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Contrary to Senator Wade's claims in her recent press release, her bill to change the legal advertising law is not supported by the NCPA.
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3/23/17
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A Times editorial
Some North Carolina lawmakers want local governments to compete with newspapers and sell legal advertising, making important information more difficult to find.
Sen. Trudy …
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Wilson Times
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3/27/17
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Calling it a matter of the public’s right know, North Carolina newspaper publishers are pushing back against a bill that would let governments and attorneys stop publishing public and legal notices …
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Bill Cresenzo
Times-News
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3/27/17
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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 …
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PATRICIA M. EDWARDS
Index Journal
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10/5/18
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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, …
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Stanley Schwartz
Managing Editor | Publishers’ Auxiliary
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10/5/18
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The DTH Media Corp., the parent company of The Daily Tar Heel, filed a legal complaint against the UNC System and Board of Governors Tuesday, claiming that the BOG violated the Open Meetings Law when …
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1/10/20
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DEFAMATION
North Carolina’s libel law is fairly standard.
The most significant defense against libel claims for newspapers is the fair report privilege. This privilege applies to …
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Amanda Martin
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11/29/17
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Last week, many newspapers wrapped up coverage of Sunshine Week, a time set aside to promote government accountability through public records and public meetings. In North Carolina, the idea of …
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Paul Mauney and Bill Moss
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3/25/21
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A growing number of senators are signing on to a bill that would make more information available to the public on government employee performance.
Under Senate Bill 355 , a description of …
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Andrew Dunn. Carolina Journal
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3/30/21
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North Carolina Press Association
149th Annual Convention
August 24 - 26, 2022
Hilton Raleigh North Hills
3415 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609
Wednesday August …
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7/28/22
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A team-building exercise among Asheville City Council members is an “official meeting” and not an “informal gathering” under the law, according to a Buncombe County …
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Kate Martin Carolina Public Press
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3/31/21
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Accountability journalism is sometimes bigger than competition.
That’s been a central tenet of the N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network, a coalition of dozens of reporters and editors at …
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NC WATCHDOG REPORTING NETWORK
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3/31/21
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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, …
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Stanley Schwartz
Managing Editor | Publishers’ Auxiliary
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10/5/18
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(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 …
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3/25/19
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2019 NCPA Editorial and Advertising Awards
Contact: Philip Lucey, NCPA Executive Director. phil@ncpress.com
Thursday, February 27, 2020Raleigh, …
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2/27/20
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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 …
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N&O Editorial Board
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3/31/21
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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 …
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PATRICIA M. EDWARDS
Index Journal
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10/5/18
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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 …
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3/21/19
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