2023 Contest/Convention
Important Dates

NCPA Contest winners announced: week of June 19th 

NCPA 150th Annual Convention: August 23-25 

Convention Location: 

Sheraton Raleigh Hotel
421 South Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27601
Click here to book rooms-- reserve by 7/31
Room rate: $149 per night
 
 
150th House Ads

Download 2x2, 2x4 and 5x10 house ads to run in remnant space and help us celebrate 150 years of NCPA!  

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Media Law Handbook

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The Strategic Marketing Partners of the North Carolina Press Services (NCPS) - offers services that can help you get media hits, and hyperlocal print and digital advertising placement services to reach your target audiences. In fact, over the last several decades we have helped hundreds of agencies, associations and companies in North Carolina with these services providing quick results - at no extra cost to their advertising budgets. Through our newspaper members, NCPS has deep relationships with every community in North Carolina – giving us local, on-the-ground knowledge about what works. This experience and the attending trust are invaluable to advertisers who want results. Working with the NCPS is working with the trusted pillars of your customer’s communities. If you want to save time, resources, and money we can meet by phone or Zoom to discuss your multimedia plans and goals. Let’s partner together.

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Industry News & Moves
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USPS again clarifies no-sack policy The U.S. Postal Service in January announced that it planned to eliminate use of sacks for most Periodicals mailings, but complications from a wide array of mailer practices caused the policy to be …
University of Missouri - Columbia, School of Journalism survey on SEO experiences We are conducting primary research through a survey . This survey serves to compile opinions and experiences regarding  Search Engine Optimization (SEO)  and the use of  data …
Boone Newsmedia founder and chairman dies  TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — James B. “Jim” Boone Jr., founder and chairman of the board of Boone Newsmedia, Inc. [BNI], died Monday, Feb. 13, at UAB Hospital-Highlands in Birmingham, …
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Chatham News + Record sold to North State Media SILER CITY — Chatham Media Group, the Chatham News + Record's owner, has sold the newspaper and its other print and digital news products to North State Media.  “We are …
Karen Chávez named Asheville Citizen Times executive editor; first Latina to head newsroom ASHEVILLE - An award-winning local journalist, breast cancer survivor and former National Park Service ranger will take the mantle of Citizen Times executive editor, becoming the first Latina in the …
Fayetteville loses a special journalist About three weeks ago, Lorry Williams told a colleague that she was stepping down as managing editor of CityView news and CityView magazine. By then, the breast cancer she had fought for two …
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 “As Promptly as Possible”: When does a public records delay become a de facto denial? If you make public records requests in North Carolina, you are undoubtedly familiar with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-6(a), which requires a public body to furnish responsive records “as promptly …
Members visit Goldsboro where NCPA began in 1873 Members of the N.C. Press Association from around the state converged upon Goldsboro late Friday morning to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the group's formation. The relevance extends …
NCPA ENDORSES IPA AS OFFICIAL PUBLIC NOTICE WEBSITE PARTNER  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Raleigh, NC - April 14, 2023- North Carolina press association (NCPA), a leading newspaper trade association in Raleigh, is proud to endorse the Illinois Press Association's …
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Newspaper Market Insight from a study conducted by Coda Ventures, found that 6.6 million North Carolina adults rely on print or digital newspapers for news and information. More than half of North Carolina adults use newspaper advertising to make important buying decisions. Curious about how you can reach your target market? Check out these Market Insight sheets.  

From the Appalachian Mountains to the Outer Banks, North Carolina’s landscape is as diverse as its economy. Throughout the state, businesses both large and small are pioneering new frontiers in technology, pharma, aerospace, automotive, textiles and more. Plus, it’s home to an active audience of consumers who rely on North Carolina’s print and digital newspapers for the community news, information and advertising that impact their lives. Coda Ventures recently conducted a market study, proving the power of local newspapers in North Carolina.

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