The NC Newspaper in Education Foundation and the First Amendment Foundation merged in 1995 to form the NC Press Foundation (NCPF). NCPF is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization established to defend citizens’ right to know, promote civic participation through literacy programs and other educational initiatives and provide legal representation for the state’s journalists.
The board has identified the following priorities:
Newspapers in Education
First Amendment advocacy
Literacy
Litigation services
Media Law Handbook
Scholarships for the high school journalist of the year
Newspaper history project
NCPF Officers and Board Members
Currently serving as officers:
Gayle Smith, President 14 O. Henry Ave. PO Box 2090 Asheville, NC 28801
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Currently serving as directors:
Charles Broadwell, Publisher The Fayetteville Observer 458 Whitfield St. PO Box 849 Fayetteville, NC 28306
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Ray McKeithan,
Associate Publisher 217 N. Market St. PO Box 1788 Washington, NC 27889
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David Crawley, Treasurer Publisher, Raleigh South Online 209 E. Vance St. PO Box 669 Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
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Jim Puryear, Vice President, Circulation The News & Observer 215 S. McDowell St. PO Box 191 Raleigh, NC 27601 |
Morgan
Dickerman, Past President 2001 Downing Street Ext. PO Box 2447 Wilson, NC 27894
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Eddie Thorndyke, Publisher The Herald 125 S. Fourth St. PO Box 1417 Smithfield, NC 27577
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Hugh Stevens, Secretary 127 W. Hargett St., Suite 600 Raleigh, NC 27602
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Jon Witherspoon Winston-Salem, NC 27106 |
Monica Hill, Ex Officio Director, NC Scholastic Media Association UNC-Chapel Hill, School of Journalism and Mass Communication CB# 3365, 284 Carroll Hall Chapel Hill, NC 27599 |
David Woronoff, Publisher The Pilot 145 W. Pennsylvania Ave. PO Box 58 Southern Pines, NC 28387
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