North Carolina Press Association

Paxton Media Group Acquiring Six North Carolina Titles

Burlington, NC – November 21, 2022 Paxton Media Group is acquiring six newspapers in North Carolina from Gannett Co., Inc. The titles include Lexington Dispatch, the Asheboro Courier-Tribune, … more

11/21/22

Transparency in Deadly Use of Force Incidents

The climate surrounding officer-involved fatalities is, in a word, dynamic. Whether a shooting or shootout, deadly force incident to an arrest or the service of a warrant, or a high-speed chase … more

Mike Tadych mike@smvt.com Beth Soja beth@smvt.com | 10/31/22

Former NC senator, newspaper publisher Stan Bingham dies

DENTON, N.C. (AP) — Former North Carolina state Sen. Stan Bingham, a businessman and newspaper publisher whose anecdotes and good-naturedness endeared him to colleagues from both parties, died … more

AP | 10/31/22

Government transparency bill driving conversation

Lawmakers in the N.C. General Assembly will again take up what, on its face, seems a commonsense bill that would open the disciplinary records of government employees. The Government Transparency Act … more

John Trump Wake Weekly | 9/29/22

Daily Digest: Small papers are big winners

Here at Business North Carolina and our related publications, we embrace enthusiasm as one of our core values. We believe that creativity is the lifeblood for an enterprise like ours and that it … more

David Woronoff | 9/1/22

No coincidence: good local newspapers = good place to live

... There’s a basic human longing for a sense of place, some part of the world that’s home, a place where you are a part of something that feeds your soul. Find it, feel it, and … more

SCOTT MCLEOD | 9/1/22

IMPORTANT COURT OF APPEALS CASE STRENGTHENS FAIR REPORT PROTECTIONS

The N.C. Court of Appeals handed down some very good news for journalists this month. The case arose after the arrest of Wesley Walker for an assault. WTVD’s Ed Crump emailed the Wake County … more

Amanda Martin | 8/31/22

2022 NCPA Editorial and Advertising Awards

2022 NCPA Editorial and Advertising Awards Contact: Philip Lucey, NCPA Executive Director, phil@ncpress.com For Immediate Release Thursday, August 25, … more

8/25/22

2021-2022 Individual Contest Winners

(Raleigh, NC) North Carolina Press Association members were honored for excellence in news and advertising coverage during the 149th annual convention held in Raleigh on Thursday, August 25, 2022. … more

8/25/22

2022 Convention Agenda

North Carolina Press Association 149th Annual Convention August 24 - 26, 2022 Hilton Raleigh North Hills 3415 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609 Wednesday August … more

7/28/22

NC Press Association and NC Press Services Annual meeting notice

NOTICEPursuant to Article II, Section 2, the North Carolina Press Services will hold an Annual Meeting on August 25, 2022 at 3:30 pm to elect the Board of Directors and Officers for … more

6/22/22

From the editor: Opinion content changes designed to encourage constructive conversation

Starting today, the StarNews is changing how it approaches opinion and editorial content. We will no longer publish a daily Viewpoints page with syndicated content. Instead, we’ll publish a … more

Sherry Jones Wilmington StarNews | 6/6/22

The Pilot’s extraordinary coverage of the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open

Fore please! As the elite players of women’s golf descend on Southern Pines there is great work being done by The Pilot to cover the action. Publisher David Woronoff highlights the work that … more

6/1/22

News media coalition wins appeal over records of death of Black man in NC jail

The N.C. Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Forsyth County district attorney had no authority to have sealed the records of how a Black man died in the Forsyth County jail. Reporters from The … more

5/4/22

Enhance Local Government Transparency Act (N.C. Senate Bill 473) - important changes to conflict-of-interest laws for public officials.

In January of this year, the Enhance Local Government Transparency Act (N.C. Senate Bill 473) made some important changes to our conflict-of-interest laws for public officials. Most notably, the bill … more

Amanda Martin, Beth Soja | 4/28/22

JEA honors runners-up from North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and Oregon

Adviser Neal Morgan credits student Caroline Chen of East Chapel Hill High School for fundamentally changing what he thought was possible for a high school journalist. “I am a passionate … more

4/18/22

FIRST FOR A REASON: Special service charge for records? Not so fast.

We all know that public records are the property of the people and that, generally speaking, public agencies can only charge you the costs of actual duplication – the cost of the paper, the ink … more

Beth Soja, Amanda Martin | 3/31/22

WHY IS NC STUCK AT THE BOTTOM OF “RIGHT TO KNOW” STATES?

For decades North Carolina has ranked near the bottom of all states in the country when it comes to the public’s right to know what went wrong when a government employee is transferred, demoted … more

Sandy Hurley & Bill Moss | 3/7/22

FIRST FOR A REASON: task forces and committees

We all know that North Carolina law requires public bodies to follow the open meetings law, which essentially means three things: publishing notice, allowing public access and keeping minutes. … more

Beth Soja, Amanda Martin | 2/28/22

A BAKER’S DOZEN FOR 2022

The NC Public Records Law applies to public business documents made or received by a public agency or official. G.S. § 132-1(a). It doesn’t matter if they exist on an … more

Amanda Martin | 1/28/22