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Across social media, North Carolina lawmakers, media members and others are remembering Mark Binker, the veteran state political reporter who died unexpectedly on Saturday. A memorial service has …
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THAD OGBURN
togburn@newsobserver.com
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5/2/17
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Saundra’s experience as a sales manager has given her a unique perspective on client relationships. “Most sales people in the advertising business are taught to discover problems and …
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John Foust
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5/1/17
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What’s the first word you associate with editorials? Editorials can serve a variety of roles.They educate. What are the current rental codes and how would they be strengthened under a proposed …
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Jim Pumarlo
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4/24/17
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Members of NCPA's Membership Services/Professional Development Committee met this month to take a look at the contests in preparation for fall's entry period. Committee members looked at both …
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4/19/17
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I’m always amused—and a bit disappointed—when someone tells me “I just love breaking the rules” of design. More often than not, that person isn’t breaking any …
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Ed Henninger
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4/7/17
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RALEIGH -- Bills filed in the N.C. House and Senate would preserve the requirement that governments publish legal notices in newspapers, a step press advocates are hailing as a victory for the …
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Adam Wagner, StarNews Staff
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4/7/17
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During a press conference todayattended by several NCPA members, Reps. Ross, Davis, Goodman and Malone introduced HB 572, NCPA-supported legislation to keep public notices in newspapers, as well as …
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4/5/17
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During the legislative session, public notices are at the top of our watch list. This time of year also generates a lot of questions on what exactly is public notice, where and when they must publish …
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4/4/17
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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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4/4/17
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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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4/1/17
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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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3/22/17
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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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3/22/17
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Members elected new officers and directors to the NCPA/NCPS board during the association's annual meeting March 10. Terms for the new officers and directors begin August 1, 2017, and include:
Tim …
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3/22/17
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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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3/3/17
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The North Carolina Scholastic Media Association has announced First Flight High School journalist Mary Pat Thompson as the 2017 Rachel Rivers-Coffey North Carolina High School Journalist of the …
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3/1/17
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Last February, NCPAFCU announced the much-anticipated launch of mobile payments for NCPAFCU debit and credit cardholders. Since that time,many of you have enjoyed the simplicity of ApplePay™, …
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2/23/17
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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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2/21/17
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