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From the editor: We're listing our building for sale, but The Fayetteville Observer isn't going away
The Fayetteville Observer has been serving our community for more than 200 years, and though some things are changing, our commitment to quality local journalism is not.
We will soon be …
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Beth Hutson
The Fayetteville Observer
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7/21/21
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Trying to get more “eyeballs” on your news coverage? Consider innovative approaches to audience development taken by these three award-winning local publishers.
Green Valley News, …
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Joe Lanane
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7/14/21
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After 32 years of guiding Community Newspapers Inc. (CNI), co-owners Tom Wood and Dink NeSmith are turning over the corporate leadership to new co-chief executive officers.
Effective …
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7/8/21
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The Local Journalism Sustainability Act (H.R. 3940) has been reintroduced into Congress. The bill, which is virtually the same as last year, has three important components:
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7/8/21
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A North Carolina Superior Court judge put a small-town newspaper editor behind bars last month after one of his reporters used an audio recorder for note-taking purposes at a murder trial — a …
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BRYAN ANDERSON ASSOCIATED PRESS/REPORT FOR AMERICA
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7/8/21
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Last week, the Pulitzer Prizes recognized the 105th class of journalists winning awards for reporting on some of the most important issues of our time: the pandemic, racial inequity and the integrity …
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Mary Snapp-Microsoft Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
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6/17/21
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Project Tell Me’s Lift Every Voice is a new initiative that showcases conversations between young Black journalists and the oldest generation of Black Americans. Conceived by Hearst …
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Yael Bame
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6/17/21
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If you are covering a public body that has resumed meeting in person but is forcing you to participate remotely, they are breaking the law.
Over the past year, the pandemic …
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Beth Soja
beth@smvt.com
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6/17/21
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — May 28, 2021 Contact: Tonda Rush, tonda@nna.org
NEWS OF STARKLY HIGHER POSTAGE RATES GREETS AMERICAN PUBLIC AT START OF HOLIDAY WEEKEND
The United …
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6/2/21
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In 2021, the media platform with the highest weekly reach in the United States is audio. Data published last month by Nielsen revealed that radio — just one component of this medium …
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6/1/21
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Paxton Media Group is buying Landmark Community Newspapers, including all 47 newspapers in the Shelbyville, Kentucky-based chain.
The sale, announced Wednesday, will give Paducah-based Paxton …
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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5/27/21
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Video can change the course of history.
Americans witnessed that fact with the George Floyd trial and the murder conviction of a police officer in Minneapolis.
Now we’re seeing the use of …
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Tom Silvestri - Relevance Project
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5/6/21
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Whether considered a possible threat to national security or the elitist cousin to the billion-dollar podcast industry, newer social media sites like TikTok and Clubhouse continue creating a buzz. …
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Ali Gordon, Lineup Systems
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4/23/21
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The North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB) 1 and the North Carolina Press Association (NCPA)2 strongly support the Government Transparency Act of 2021 – Senate Bill 355 – …
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4/1/21
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As a publisher, I welcomed Sunshine Week in March.
It was always a valuable opportunity to account for indispensable news coverage and commentary that shined the light on government actions and …
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Tom Silvestri
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3/16/21
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There’s no need to reinvent the wheel when it comes to buying advertising to reach a national audience.
The effective network already exists — and it works just fine, thank …
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The Relevance Project
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3/16/21
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Sunshine Week was launched in 2005 by the American Society of News Editors — now News Leaders Association — and has grown into an enduring initiative to promote open government.
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3/16/21
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When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.”
That’s human nature, particularly for officials in the public eye who may have to run for …
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Ken Paulson
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3/8/21
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A West Virginia newspaper company has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Google and Facebook charging the internet giants with monopolizing the digital advertising market. This is believed to …
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2/22/21
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The Relevance Project Revenue Resource ( www.relevanceproject.net ) has updated its ALL TOGETHER NOW promotional series for 2021. Download today! The new selection of three messages can …
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2/11/21
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