Real people feel the effects of the state's personnel records law

Read the story from the N&O on the problems citizens face in trying to find out what happened in disciplinary cases.

Retiring professor, state's first printer inducted into Hall of Fame

The UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Knight Chair in Journalism, Phil Meyer, who retires this year, was inducted to the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame in a special ceremony March 30 in Chapel Hill. James Davis – who became the state’s first printer in 1749 – received the honor posthumously. Full story.

Journalists, editors eligible for $5,000 scholarships for college religion course

Religion Newswriters invites all working journalists, regardless of beat, to apply to its Lilly Scholarships in Religion program. The scholarships give full-time journalists up to $5,000 to cover the cost of taking college religion courses. The scholarships can be used at any accredited college, university, seminary or similar institution. Journalists can take any course they choose as long as it is in the field of religion. Scholarships cover tuition, books, registration fees, parking and other costs. Online and travel courses are also included (as long as travel costs are a part of the curriculum). Complete information about the Lilly Scholarships in Religion program is available at www.RNA.org. For questions, contact Amy Schiska at 614-891-9001 ext. 3#, or Schiska@RNA.org.

Watch a video highlight from the recent Walter Mears seminar
Famed political correspondent for the Associated Press Walter Mears (now retired) recently conducted workshops on political reporting at Fayetteville and Gastonia. You can watch Walter respond to one of the questions asked by clicking here.