North Carolina Press Association

2025 NCPA Convention

Important Dates

Registration opens: July 11th

Hotel Reservation Deadline: August 19th

Registration Deadline: September 5th

NCPA Annual Convention

Convention Agenda:

Thursday, September 18th-

General Training sessions (more info to come)

Legislative Panels

NCPA business meeting and elections of officers

Awards reception and banquet

Friday, September 19th-

Member breakfast

NC Press Association Board meeting

NC Press Foundation Board meeting

Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton Raleigh Durham Research Triangle

201 Harrison Oaks Boulevard

Cary, NC 27513

Room rate: $174.00 per night

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Media Law Handbook

Know your rights. Know your NC Media Law. Click to view the online resource the professionals use; the NC Media Law Handbook. Continuous updates make this the most valuable legal resource for reporters, editors, and practioners.

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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

Industry news

‘Big beautiful’ AI rule means feds must act NOW to stop Big Tech’s abuses The Senate broke out in heated debate Monday over a controversial rule within President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act — one carrying enormous implications for the rapidly …

Congress must act to help the new postmaster general pull USPS back from the brink The United States Postal Service is on the brink of a self-induced collapse. The failed policies of the Delivering for America Plan have driven away customers through a combination of sky-high rate …

Oregon policy may get tech giants to pay what they owe for news A policy that could finally get tech giants to start paying their overdue news bill is advancing in Oregon’s Legislature. Oregon Senate Bill 686 would require dominant tech platforms to …

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Our members

Fishing hooked newspaperman Rip Woodin far from coast When he was young, newspaperman and avid fly fisher Rip Woodin didn’t fish at all. Instead, he used his talents on the tennis courts of the North Carolina junior circuit, eventually …

Newspapers to get new editorial leadership March 1 The Daily Advance, The Perquimans Weekly and Chowan Herald will soon be getting new editorial leadership. Julian Eure will step down as the three newspapers’ managing editor on …

O’Neil new publisher of The Enquirer Journal MONROE, N.C. — The parent company of The Enquirer Journal has named a new publisher in the wake of the departure of longtime Publisher Dale Morefield last week. Paxton Media …

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NC news

Telegram honors the editors who have been stewards of journalism in the region for nearly 115 years As the Rocky Mount Telegram approaches its 114th birthday, a band of newsroom alumni have been working on a couple projects to celebrate the paper's long tradition of bringing the news to Twin …

Protest Coverage Memorandum As protests and demonstrations continue to unfold across the country, it’s critical that journalists on the ground are prepared—not just to report, but to stay safe and assert their …

Some Pender commissioners critical over Pender Post cartoon, pull business from pub PENDER COUNTY — After a political cartoon mimicking a few commissioners appeared in a Pender County newspaper, the board took up the vote for a different media outlet to handle their public …

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NC Newspapers Deliver

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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