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State Sen. Rick Horner wants to ensure public legal notices — important announcements of special meetings, land transfers, contract bids and other government actions — are posted where …
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Wilson Times
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4/3/17
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Catherine climbed the ranks from sales person to sales manager at her paper. “Although I’ve been in the business for a long time,” she told me, “there’s always a new way to look at …
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John Foust
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3/31/17
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Every year or two some legislators in the state General Assembly file bills that would make it more difficult for citizens to find legal notices. Now three state senators have introduced Senate Bill …
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The Transylvania Times
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3/30/17
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A how-to for NCPA members uploading notices to ncnotices.com Read this story for info and videos on the upload process.
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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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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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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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You may have heard the old story about the door-to-door salesman who was selling vacuum cleaners way out in the country. When a lady came to the door, he dramatically emptied a bag of dirt onto the …
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John Foust
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3/21/17
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Ernest Hemingway: “There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed.”W. Somerset Maugham: “There are three rules for writing well. Unfortunately, no one …
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Ed Henninger
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3/21/17
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Here you'll find a copy of NCPA's bylaws, amended by the membership on March 20, 2017.
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3/21/17
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Have you ever really thought about all the things NCPA does for North Carolina's newspapers? You can take a look here. From legislative advocacy, to training, to our legal hotline ... we have …
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3/2/17
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How are news organisations creating editorial and commercial innovation in this period of rapid change? In a new Reuters Institute report, Kevin Anderson examines how news organisations are moving …
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
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2/27/17
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It’s standard procedure at newspapers to chronicle the year. Headlines typically include the passing of noteworthy individuals; the success, or maybe failure, of a civic project; milestones in …
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Jim Pumarlo
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2/20/17
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In recent columns, I’ve listed text typefaces to toss and text typefaces I recommend.
Does it matter? Is the right text typeface—used in the right way— really that important?
Yes. It. …
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Ed Henninger
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2/13/17
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Keep public notices in newspapers in North Carolina so that they remain truly public. Ask your legislators to vote against any measures concerning public notice advertising.
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2/8/17
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Looking for a good argument or quote to help fight to keep public notices public? This page has exactly what you need. Skim through the talking points, read a …
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2/8/17
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A collection of archived editorials that reflect what people are saying about public notices.
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2/8/17
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Public notices are advertisements that state and local laws require be placed in newspapers by the government so that YOU know what's going on in your community and have a chance to participate in a …
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2/8/17
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Here's a collection of editorial cartoon and ads for newspapers to use to promote keeping public notices in newspapers
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2/8/17
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Lori told me about some simple techniques she uses in advertising presentations. “Once the other person mentions a problem,” she said, “it’s important to slow down and show …
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by John Foust
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2/6/17
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