The NC Public Records Law applies to public business documents made or received by a public agency or official. G.S. § 132-1(a). It doesn’t matter if they exist on an …
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Amanda Martin
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1/28/22
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Samuel, the ad manager at a community paper, told me about a simple technique his sales team uses at the end of meetings with prospects and clients.
“I once …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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1/26/22
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Almost a year ago, this column urged community newspapers to tell their readers the truth about the 2020 presidential election — that it was fairly held — to debunk the falsehoods …
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Al Cross
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1/7/22
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It’s standard procedure at many newspapers to chronicle headlines in year-end editions. The continuing social and economic impact of COVID-19 is certain to capture a lion’s share of …
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Jim Pumarlo
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1/7/22
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One of the most important questions you can ask an advertising client is, “Would you mind showing me around?”
Think about it. When you have a conversation in a client’s …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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12/13/21
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The North Carolina General Assembly remains poised to make open government history next week when lawmakers return to Raleigh for the last time in 2021. It has been a while since our legislature has …
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Sandy Hurley & Bill Moss
North Carolina Press Association
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11/22/21
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Lately I have noticed a disturbing trend in print and online advertising: the overuse of exclamation marks. They’re all over the place. Interestingly, no grammar book I have ever seen has …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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10/21/21
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Embattled Myers Park High Principal Mark Bosco has a new job in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, following a nearly-three month investigation and suspension prompted by complaints from students that he …
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Observer ANNA MARIA DELLA COSTA
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10/15/21
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Link to Full story at Goldsboro News Argus
Shycole Simpson-Carter, Goldsboro’s former community relations director, said Friday the city is losing its top …
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TYLER STOCKS and ROCHELLE MOORE
tstocks@newsargus.com
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10/15/21
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Link to Full story
Goldsboro’s travel and tourism director has resigned, making her the sixth of the city’s 16 department heads to leave the city during the past 10 …
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TYLER STOCKS
tstocks@newsargus.com
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10/15/21
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My friends Mark and Sandy invited me to spend a couple of days in a vacation beach condo they had rented, about a month before their first child was born. Mark and I decided to do some fishing, so we …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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9/29/21
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Three Wilmington police officers were fired last year after video footage from one officer’s cruiser revealed they had made a slew of racist and hate-filled remarks. Employee …
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N&O Editorial Board
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9/28/21
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When the 2021 session of the General Assembly began, passage of legislation to advance public access to records of disciplinary actions taken by those employed by taxpayers in state and local …
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Sandy Hurley and Bill Moss
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9/27/21
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Let’s take a look at the sales cycle. For our purposes, the focus is on advertising media sales, but this concept can apply to any business. Although the cycle has a beginning and an end, the …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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8/30/21
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Please see the attached guide as a reference to frequent questions on newspaper advertising. If you still have questions contact the NCPA legal hotline (919) 833-3833 or NCPA office (919) …
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8/23/21
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If you’ve made a recent request under the NC Public Records Law, you may have noticed that some government agencies -- UNC-CH, Wake County, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, and the city …
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Beth Soja
beth@smvt.com
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8/9/21
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Generally speaking, there are two types of advertising. Image advertising, which is often referred to as institutional advertising, is designed to create a positive overall impression. Response …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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7/29/21
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Open Government access in North Carolina went through several historic steps this legislative session, and despite the work of anti-transparency lobbying groups representing teachers and state …
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6/30/21
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If you are covering a public body that has resumed meeting in person but is forcing you to participate remotely, they are breaking the law.
Over the past year, the pandemic …
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Beth Soja
beth@smvt.com
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6/17/21
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This secrecy is at odds with North Carolina's otherwise broad commitment to principles of government transparency that promote our informed democracy. In other areas of public records law, …
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6/11/21
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