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National Newspaper Week 2017
This year we mark the 77th anniversary of National Newspaper Week (NNW), October 1-7. The annual observance celebrates and emphasizes the impact of newspapers to communities large and small all … more
National Newspaper Week is Oct. 1-7 “Real Newspapers ... Real News!”
National Newspaper Week is  Oct. 1-7 This year we mark the 77th anniversary of National Newspaper Week (NNW),  Oct. 1-7 . The annual observance celebrates and emphasizes the impact of … more
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FIRST FOR A REASON Info & Ideas About the First Amendment & Media Law
“Personal Email” as Public Records Gmail. Yahoo! AOL. Do these sound like official email accounts for the conduct of public business? They can be. The NC Public Records Law … more
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FIRST FOR A REASON Info & Ideas About the First Amendment & Media Law
Dealing with non-employees and non-employee content We all know that there is a fair amount of red tape that comes with having employees. You have to supervise and mentor them. They want to … more
The Robesonian becomes morning newspaper on Tuesday
The Robesonian newspaper, which has been an afternoon publication since it was established in 1870, will become a morning newspaper, meaning subscribers will be able to find it in their yards … more
FIRST FOR A REASON Info & Ideas About the First Amendment & Media Law
CAN WE TALK? Getting Information from Sources Who May Be Breaking the Law If asked whether a reporter faces liability for asking a source to provide information that legally is secret, … more
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Media Summit at Appalachian State University - August 1, 2017
The High Country PIO Network is sponsoring a Media Summit on August 1. To strengthen relationships with local and regional media outlets, the Network has opened registration to the event to members … more
FIRST FOR A REASON Info & Ideas About the First Amendment & Media Law
TAKE THAT DOWN! Have you gotten a call or letter or email from a lawyer saying his client’s record has been expunged, and so the story you posted last year no longer is accurate? … more
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Jack Trawick, award-winning journalist for the Winston-Salem Journal, has died
Jack Trawick, an editor who coordinated the Winston-Salem Journal’s 1971 Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the effects of strip mining in Appalachia, died Saturday at Forsyth Medical Center. … more
First for a Reason Public Agencies Putting Records Online
You may be familiar with the provision of the Public Records Law that says you get to ask for public records in whatever format you want, so long as they can be provided that … more
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NCPA Winter Convention
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 … more
Changing legal notices law would limit the public’s right to know
Newspaper legal notices can be dull stuff, but they’re attracting a lot of interest from state lawmakers. Bills that would change public notice laws were introduced in 21 states this year. Almost … more
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NCPA opposes HB 205
The North Carolina Press Association will continue to fight to ensure access to public notices for all citizens, not just those with a computer and Internet connection. The statistics clearly show … more
Wade’s crusade could make your paper arrive late
A state lawmaker’s personal grudge against the newspaper industry could end up hurting workers and delaying delivery for early risers. Sen. Trudy Wade, R-Guilford, filed a March 28 bill that … more
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The Wilson Times opens new office downtown
The Wilson Times will open its doors at 126 Nash St. W to the public for the first time this morning.After closing its 2001 Downing St. SW location Friday, the 121-year-old newspaper has returned to … more
HB 205 scheduled for Third Reading 6/5.
Please contact your senate delegation to oppose this bill as amended. Key Points: - HB 205 as amended by in the Senate Commerce Committee would for the first time require NC newspaper … more
Additional NCPA contest winners announced
Following Winter Institute, a review of contest categories and results showed several categories had not been awarded at the banquet. Our review showed that the judging assignments had not been … more
‘The soul of the NC press room’ – Service for Mark Binker will be May 12
Across social media, North Carolina lawmakers, media members and others are remembering Mark Binker, the veteran state political reporter who died unexpectedly on Saturday. A memorial service has … more
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Bill could end public, legal notices in newspapers
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 … more
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Our Opinion: Local governments are ill-equipped to keep the public informed
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 … more
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