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MAKING SENSE OF WHAT
LOOKS LIKE NONSENSE
Having trouble making sense of the constitutional amendments that will appear on the ballot this November? I am, and I’m a lawyer!
As …
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Amanda Martin
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8/6/18
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Much of what The Pilot is today can be attributed to the guidance and wisdom of legendary newspaperman Dave Jones, who died last week at age 91. Dave was a friend and mentor, whom I admired …
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David Woronoff
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7/27/18
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Veteran newspaper executive Dave Jones, who worked as a consultant to The Wilson Times for 15 years, died Saturday at age 91.Jones served as a mentor to Times Chairman and CEO Morgan Dickerman in the …
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7/26/18
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FINDING COMMON GROUND
Some of you remember Governor Cooper before he was governor - even before he was attorney general - back when he was Senator Cooper. In 1995, then Sen. Cooper …
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7/17/18
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Jim Harper, former photographer for The State Port Pilot newspaper in Southport, died Friday, July 6, 2018, from complications following a brief battle with acute leukemia. He was 79.
Harper's …
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7/9/18
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School’s out! I am fresh off teaching media law at the UNC School of Media and Journalism over the 2017-2018 academic year. I loved it and loved my students! I am happy, though, to now have time to …
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Amanda Martin
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6/18/18
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Carla has been selling advertising for many years. She has researched and tried a variety of techniques to answer objections. “Just about everybody knows the Feel-Felt-Found formula,” she said. …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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4/13/18
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Carl is a marketing manager who has been on the receiving end of hundreds of media presentations. He knows a thing or two about effective sales techniques. “Most of the time, I’m the point person …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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3/19/18
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CHAPEL HILL — James Howard "Jim" Parker, 93, of Carolina Meadows, died Sunday morning, March 11, 2018 at UNC Hospital.He was born on Sept. 2, 1924, in Tarboro, the son of the late James Howard …
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3/13/18
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NCPA members convened in record numbers February 21-23 in Raleigh, NC. Starting with a packed room for the annual legislative breakfast to an evening awards banquet with over 400 attendees the 144th …
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3/2/18
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February 21-23, 2018 Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley
Deadline for hotel registration is Tuesday January 30
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1/10/18
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INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Some of the most common questions we get when we do workshops and on the Hotline relate to the dangers of publishing information on the internet and social media and …
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Amanda Martin
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1/5/18
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Plan on joining colleagues from across the state in Raleigh at the 2018 NCPA Annual Convention. February 21-23, 2018 Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley Take time now to book your NCPA convention room - …
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1/2/18
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See a selection of some of the many photographs by News & Observer photojournalist Corey Lowenstein showing her deep connection with her subjects and community. Lowenstein died Thursday, Dec. 7, …
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12/8/17
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A cyberattack slowed county government to a crawl Wednesday in North Carolina's most populous metro area as deputies processed jail inmates by hand, the tax office turned away electronic payments and …
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JONATHAN DREW
Associated Press
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12/8/17
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Reporting on child fatalities is difficult. It presents a collision between the need for a thorough and orderly investigation against intense public concern and, sometimes, outrage. Medical records …
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12/7/17
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DEFAMATION
North Carolina’s libel law is fairly standard.
The most significant defense against libel claims for newspapers is the fair report privilege. This privilege applies to …
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Amanda Martin
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11/29/17
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We’ve been getting lots of questions about political advertising, thus this interim FFR. There are seven main things newspapers* need to know/do about political advertising.
· You cannot …
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Amanda Martin
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10/31/17
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For the third year in a row, The Pilot has been named the best community newspaper in the country by the National Newspaper Association. The first-place award for general excellence came in the …
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10/20/17
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COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF POLICE VIDEO
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth a million. Until a year ago, though, the law with regard to law enforcement videos was …
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Amanda Martin
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10/9/17
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