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Report: Newspaper chains Gannett, GateHouse in merger talks Two of the country’s largest newspaper companies are in “advanced talks” to combine. That’s according to a Wall Street Journal report that cites unidentified people …
IDW Acquires Classic Newspaper Strip Reprint Publisher Confirming rumors that have been circulating the convention floor throughout this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, IDW Publishing has announced that it has acquired Peter Maresca’s …
Here’s how some for-profit local news outlets are building subscriptions Nonprofit status has been enormously helpful for local news outlets, both those kicking off as newbies or transitioning from the commercial (and profit-losing) life. Two hundred organizations are …

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SCOUT HIRES NEW SALES ASSOCIATE Debbie Dills, started working in the front office of the Cherokee Scout on Nov. 15, 2013, has been named the local newspaper’s newest sales associate.Dills replaces sales manager Donna Cook, …
Observer names veteran journalist as its new managing editor A veteran journalist at The Charlotte Observer, Taylor Batten, has been named its new managing editor. Batten, 50, has spent his 24-year career at the Observer, most recently as editor of its …
Journalists: Apply Now for ICN’s Southeast Environmental Reporting Workshop .... InsideClimate News, the Pulitzer Prize-winning national nonprofit newsroom, will hold a day-and-a-half-long workshop for about a dozen winning applicants Sept. 16-17 in Nashville. The …

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Loesch, Jurkowitz Buy Outer Banks Voice The Outer Banks Voice, the area’s first online-only news outlet and one of Coastal Review Online’s  partner publications, has been sold. Rick Loesch, owner of East …
NCCF announces more than $300,000 in grant awards to support local disaster recovery news and information The North Carolina Community Foundation, in partnership with the North Carolina Local News Lab Fund, announces more than $300,000 in grant awards to support information and public engagement as …
HOW NEWSPAPERS CHANGE COMMUNITIES, AND HOW COMMUNITIES CHANGE WHEN THEY’RE GONE Chapel Hill is a vibrant community of 60,000 residents. It has a highly regarded public school system and is home to the flagship campus of the University of North Carolina. It draws performers, …

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NCPA Summer Board Meeting Aug 8-9, 2019 Pinehurst, NC

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  • Reporter

     The Duplin Times has an immediate opening for a full-time writer/reporter to cover local news, with general writing assignments and photography. The ideal candidate will have previous newspaper …

  • Staff Writer

     The Cherokee Scout, an award-winning weekly newspaper owned by Community Newspapers Inc., is seeking a staff writer to focus mainly on sports, but who will also be capable of doing a news story as …

  • Business and Real Estate Reporter

     The (Raleigh) News & Observer and The (Durham) Herald-Sun in North Carolina are looking for a smart, energetic reporter who has an abiding interest in business and real estate news. The …

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