NCPA members convened in record numbers February 21-23 in Raleigh, NC. Starting with a packed room for the annual legislative breakfast to an evening awards banquet with over 400 attendees the 144th …
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3/2/18
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February 21-23, 2018 Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley
Deadline for hotel registration is Tuesday January 30
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1/10/18
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Some of the most common questions we get when we do workshops and on the Hotline relate to the dangers of publishing information on the internet and social media and …
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Amanda Martin
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1/5/18
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Plan on joining colleagues from across the state in Raleigh at the 2018 NCPA Annual Convention. February 21-23, 2018 Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley Take time now to book your NCPA convention room - …
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1/2/18
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See a selection of some of the many photographs by News & Observer photojournalist Corey Lowenstein showing her deep connection with her subjects and community. Lowenstein died Thursday, Dec. 7, …
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12/8/17
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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 …
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JONATHAN DREW
Associated Press
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12/8/17
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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 …
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12/7/17
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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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We’ve been getting lots of questions about political advertising, thus this interim FFR. There are seven main things newspapers* need to know/do about political advertising.
· You cannot …
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Amanda Martin
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10/31/17
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For the third year in a row, The Pilot has been named the best community newspaper in the country by the National Newspaper Association. The first-place award for general excellence came in the …
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10/20/17
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COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF POLICE VIDEO
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth a million. Until a year ago, though, the law with regard to law enforcement videos was …
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Amanda Martin
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10/9/17
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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 …
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9/25/17
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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 …
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NCPA
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8/15/17
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“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 …
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Amanda Martin
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8/15/17
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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 …
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8/8/17
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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 …
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7/31/17
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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, …
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Amanda Martin
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7/25/17
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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 …
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7/25/17
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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? …
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Amanda Martin
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7/18/17
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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. …
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7/13/17
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