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Longtime North Carolina political reporter Mark Binker died early Saturday morning.Binker, 43, was well-known through the halls of the N.C. General Assembly during his 12 years covering state …
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Charles Duncan, News & Observer
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5/1/17
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Miles Layton has been named editor of the Chowan Herald in Edenton. An NC native and graduate of East Carolina University, Layton replaces Reggie Ponder who has assumed reporting duties for The Daily …
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4/18/17
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Former publisher of the News & Observer Orage Quarles III, along with four others, were inducted into the North Carolina Media and Journalism Hall of Fame. Quarles was president and publisher of …
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4/11/17
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Longtime owner and publisher emeritus Ernest L. Pitt has announced plans to sell The Chronicle in Winston Salem. The new pending owner, The Chronicle Media Group, LLC, is headed by Winston-Salem City …
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3/31/17
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StarNews Executive Editor Pam Sanders will now oversee three additional GateHouse Media daily newspapers and several weeklies with a promotion to the Coastal Carolinas Group's regional …
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3/31/17
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One of the brightest lights in local journalism suffered a setback late last year when Raleigh Agenda, the sister site of Charlotte Agenda, closed its doors after failing to find a sustainable …
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Benjamin Mullen for Poynter
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3/24/17
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Raymond Dock Ellington, Jr., has passed away. For 18 years starting in 1983, Ellington was the pressroom supervisor at what is now the Sunbelt Press in Dunn, which prints The Daily Record and other …
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3/22/17
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McClatchy has announced the promotion of four of its publishers to newly created regional positions supervising its 30 local media companies. Among those elevated was Sara Glines, publisher of …
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3/22/17
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Scott Ricardi, a veteran of the newspaper sales industry in southeast North Carolina, has joined the Bladen Journal as its new advertising sales consultant. Ricardi replaces Brittney Woodell who was …
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3/1/17
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Forner Daily Tar Heel editor (1962-63) Wayne King died of natural causes on Feb. 17 at his farm in Surry County. He was 77.
King's career included a Pulitizer Prize for his coverage of the Detroit …
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3/1/17
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Lumina News publisher/editor Pat Bradford and news director Terry Lane have reached terms on Lane taking over the weekly newspaper’s publishing and ownership. The Thursday Feb. 16 issue will be …
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2/14/17
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Johnny Whitfield is the new editor of the Roxboro Courier-Times, replacing Tim Chandler who has been with the paper for nearly 30 years, the last 10 as editor.Whitfield has a long career, having …
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2/14/17
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Trevor Normile, a news reporter with five years of service at the Duplin Times, Kenansville, has been promoted to the news editor position. Normile accepted news editor responsibilities last week …
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2/7/17
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Veteran Asheboro reporter Kathi Keys has died from an illness that forced her retirement last October after 45-plus years in newspapers, most of it at The Courier-Tribune and the Randolph …
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2/7/17
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US Representative Robert Pittenger commended the efforts of The Robesonian, Lumberton, to keep the newspaper running during the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew last fall. Watch his speech in honor of …
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2/2/17
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Crossroads Chronicle (Cashiers) editor Justin Caudell has left the newspaper to begin a new role with the paper's parent company, Community Newspapers, Inc. Caudell, who has been overseeing the …
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1/27/17
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