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Some typefaces are just downright strange. Like Curlz. I just can’t bring myself to believe that someone was serious about designing that one.
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Ed Henninger
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11/18/17
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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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FFR received an inquiry about the specifics of the statement in last week’s post that “The law is very narrow with regard to what personnel information is public. However, almost all personnel …
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Amanda Martin
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10/30/17
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Please see the attached guide as a reference to frequent questions on media law and reporting in North Carolina. If you still have questions contact the NCPA legal hotline (919) 833-3833 or NCPA …
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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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Headlines are the entrance ramps to effective advertising. The better the headline, the higher the readership. The key word is “engagement.” How can you engage readers – with just a few words?
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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9/26/17
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As an employee of North Carolina newspapers who belong to the NC Press Association, you and your family can become member-owners of NCPA Federal Credit Union!
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9/21/17
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NC Guide to Open Government and Public Records
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9/19/17
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Alex is an ad manager who wants his sales team to be professional from start to finish. “Some sales people talk too much, especially at the end of a sales conversation,” he said. “It’s like a …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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8/28/17
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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 News & Observer began a five-part investigative series, Jailed to Death, that exposes dozens of deaths in which North Carolina jails failed state supervision requirements for the safety and …
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Dan Kane
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8/8/17
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I love golf, but I’m a terrible golfer. I’m the only golfer I know who has lost someone else’s golf ball. On a best-ball round, I mistakenly hit the wrong ball – directly into a lake.
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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8/7/17
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A PAIR OF NORTH CAROLINA sheriff’s offices, in Ashe and Union counties, have a couple things in common. Each is on the receiving end of open records requests from an investigative TV reporter …
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CJR
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8/7/17
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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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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 …
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Amanda Martin
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7/12/17
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Did you know that starting July 1, public agencies can decline to give you hard copy records that are posted online? Or that UNC recently refused to release emails from a faculty member, claiming …
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Amanda Martin
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6/29/17
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State Senate Bill 343 is bad law, and residents here should fight it.
The bill proposes to keep legal notices out of some, if not all, newspapers, and that flies in the face of laws and …
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The Times-News
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6/29/17
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