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Ransomware slows North Carolina county government to a crawl
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 … more
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FIRST FOR A REASON Info & Ideas About the First Amendment & Media Law
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 … more
FIRST FOR A REASON Info & Ideas About the First Amendment & Media Law
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 … more
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FIRST FOR A REASON Info & Ideas About the First Amendment & Media Law POLITICAL ADVERTISING
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 … more
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Pilot Takes Top National Honor For Third Consecutive Year
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 … more
FIRST FOR A REASON Info & Ideas About the First Amendment & Media Law
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 … more
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National Newspaper Week 2017
This year we mark the 77th anniversary of National Newspaper Week (NNW), October 1-7. The annual observance celebrates and emphasizes the impact of newspapers to communities large and small all … more
National Newspaper Week is Oct. 1-7 “Real Newspapers ... Real News!”
National Newspaper Week is  Oct. 1-7 This year we mark the 77th anniversary of National Newspaper Week (NNW),  Oct. 1-7 . The annual observance celebrates and emphasizes the impact of … more
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FIRST FOR A REASON Info & Ideas About the First Amendment & Media Law
“Personal Email” as Public Records Gmail. Yahoo! AOL. Do these sound like official email accounts for the conduct of public business? They can be. The NC Public Records Law … more
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FIRST FOR A REASON Info & Ideas About the First Amendment & Media Law
Dealing with non-employees and non-employee content We all know that there is a fair amount of red tape that comes with having employees. You have to supervise and mentor them. They want to … more
The Robesonian becomes morning newspaper on Tuesday
The Robesonian newspaper, which has been an afternoon publication since it was established in 1870, will become a morning newspaper, meaning subscribers will be able to find it in their yards … more
FIRST FOR A REASON Info & Ideas About the First Amendment & Media Law
CAN WE TALK? Getting Information from Sources Who May Be Breaking the Law If asked whether a reporter faces liability for asking a source to provide information that legally is secret, … more
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Media Summit at Appalachian State University - August 1, 2017
The High Country PIO Network is sponsoring a Media Summit on August 1. To strengthen relationships with local and regional media outlets, the Network has opened registration to the event to members … more
FIRST FOR A REASON Info & Ideas About the First Amendment & Media Law
TAKE THAT DOWN! Have you gotten a call or letter or email from a lawyer saying his client’s record has been expunged, and so the story you posted last year no longer is accurate? … more
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Jack Trawick, award-winning journalist for the Winston-Salem Journal, has died
Jack Trawick, an editor who coordinated the Winston-Salem Journal’s 1971 Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the effects of strip mining in Appalachia, died Saturday at Forsyth Medical Center. … more
First for a Reason Public Agencies Putting Records Online
You may be familiar with the provision of the Public Records Law that says you get to ask for public records in whatever format you want, so long as they can be provided that … more
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NCPA Winter Convention
SAVE THE DATE NCPA will meet at the Marriott Crabtree in Raleigh on 2/21-23, 2018. 2017 saw record crowds and a banquet so big we had to go find a bigger space. The Marriott Crabtree is newly … more
Changing legal notices law would limit the public’s right to know
Newspaper legal notices can be dull stuff, but they’re attracting a lot of interest from state lawmakers. Bills that would change public notice laws were introduced in 21 states this year. Almost … more
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NCPA opposes HB 205
The North Carolina Press Association will continue to fight to ensure access to public notices for all citizens, not just those with a computer and Internet connection. The statistics clearly show … more
Wade’s crusade could make your paper arrive late
A state lawmaker’s personal grudge against the newspaper industry could end up hurting workers and delaying delivery for early risers. Sen. Trudy Wade, R-Guilford, filed a March 28 bill that … more
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