RALEIGH — North State Media, the publisher of North State Journal, North Carolina’s only statewide newspaper, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the Stanly News & Press, a …
The A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism will award a first-place prize of $5,000 to the winning journalist and $2,500 to their news organization. Second place awards …
Senator Norm Sanderson, R-Pamlico, is refiling the Government Transparency Act this week in the North Carolina General Assembly, coinciding with Sunshine Week, a national initiative that promotes …
In a day when the usual defenders of freedom of speech, press freedom, and open government rights have less available to wage public policy battles for first principles, one state senator stands …
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 …
The North Carolina Scholastic Media Association has announced Green Hope High School journalist Peggy Chen as the 2025 Rachel Rivers-Coffey North Carolina High School Journalist of the Year .
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Jon Buchan called me the other day to tell me he was finally hanging it up. Retiring at age 74 to swat more tennis balls, flick more fly-fishing casts and shoot more wildlife photos.
I had known …
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 …
Sandra Hurley, long-time Mount Airy News publisher and life-long community journalist, has died. She was 65, and still serving as director, APG Integrated Services/Graphic Design Center in Mount Airy …
Mike Kernels joined the Carolina Public Press news team this week as Managing Editor.
Kernels will oversee the nonprofit online news organization’s statewide …
Nicole Stockdale, a native Midwesterner who has helped oversee five newsrooms in California for McClatchy in recent years, will become the next executive editor of The News & Observer and The …
Carolina Public Press announced Frank Taylor on Monday as the online news organization’s new executive director.
Taylor has served as editor in chief since …
The Dispatch has a new publisher, but he’s already familiar with the region.
John McClure, 57, was announced Tuesday as the publisher for Paxton Media Group’s Triad …
Ron Green’s funeral began Monday afternoon in Charlotte with the national anthem.
It was a fitting tribute for the longtime local sports columnist, and not just because he once served in …
The news leader of Durham’s Indy Week , a free alternative publication that celebrated its 40th anniversary last year, has said she’ll step aside to focus on expanding the …
WEST JEFFERSON — The Ashe Post & Times added a new reporter to the team on July 10.
Francisco Hernandez graduated from Appalachian State University in 2023 with a …
The Center for Integrity in News Reporting held its first awards dinner honoring impartial reporting at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Rose Hoban and her team at NC Health News won …
A native of North Carolina, Ashley Fox joined Stevens Martin Vaughn & Tadych PLLC as an associate attorney in June 2024. Immediately prior to joining SMVT, Ashley was a legal fellow at the …
Sougata Mukherjee was named market president and publisher of Triangle Business Journal on Monday, effective immediately.
He succeeds Jason Christie, who recently was promoted …
In a win for government accountability in Pennsylvania, the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic at Yale Law School and the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press …
The Victor K. McElheny Award recognizes outstanding coverage of science, public-health, technology, or environmental issues at the local or regional level. Winners will receive a $10,000 …
The 2025 Poynter Journalism Prizes will honor the extraordinary journalism produced in 2024, with categories that take into account the important stories that unfolded across the past …
In an era marked by increasing media distrust, America’s Newspapers commissioned the Trusted Media Study to understand and reinforce the unique role of local newspapers in building trust with …
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has rejected a lawsuit alleging that Pinehurst officials broke the state’s open-meetings law in 2021 by conducting business via email. Major state media …
The $25,000 Collier Prize for State Government Accountability at the University of Florida is one of the largest journalism prizes in the nation. It is designed to encourage coverage of state-level …
We are looking forward to growing together! As part of our commitment to the NCPA community, we understand fully the importance of protecting your valuable content from unauthorized third-party …
At the outset, you may have difficulty, as I did, deciding whether “Editing: The essential guide to better writing across today’s media,” is best suited for writers seeking to …
The North Carolina Local News Lab Fund today announced $535,000 in new grants to 31 local news and community organizations. The fall 2024 grant cycle, combined with grants awarded in March 2024 and …
The NC Local News Workshop has established the “WNC Helene Hub” to provide support to news and information organizations across Western North Carolina. Please see the below offerings and …
A-Mark Foundation is offering $15,000 for North Carolina’s best investigative reporting
Former News publisher Sandra Hurley passes away
Ashley Fox joins Stevens Martin Vaughn & Tadych; NCPA legal hotline