Please see the attached guide as a reference to frequent questions on media law and reporting in North Carolina. If you still have questions contact the NCPA legal hotline (919) 833-3833 or NCPA …
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10/20/17
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WILMINGTON -- A new regional advertising director has been hired for GateHouse Media’s Coastal North Carolina Group, which includes the StarNews. Bill Davis, who arrives from The Roanoke Times …
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10/20/17
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COURT ORDERS RELEASE OF POLICE VIDEO
If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video must be worth a million. Until a year ago, though, the law with regard to law enforcement videos was …
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Amanda Martin
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10/9/17
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The Pioneer News Group Co. today announced that it is selling its media division assets
to family-owned Adams Publishing Group. The sale will include 22 daily and weekly
newspapers in …
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10/6/17
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American Hometown Publishing Inc., a growing local media company, announced today it has acquired Lake Norman Publications in North Carolina from Newsman LLC. Based in Davidson, N.C., Lake Norman …
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PRNewswire
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10/3/17
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Headlines are the entrance ramps to effective advertising. The better the headline, the higher the readership. The key word is “engagement.” How can you engage readers – with just a few words?
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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9/26/17
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Today’s StarNews team may be more tech-savvy than those using Linotype, photo darkrooms and Exacto-blade backshops. The StarNews, North Carolina’s oldest daily newspaper in continuous …
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Pam Sander StarNews Staff
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9/26/17
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This year we mark the 77th anniversary of National Newspaper Week (NNW), October 1-7. The annual observance celebrates and emphasizes the impact of newspapers to communities large and small all …
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9/25/17
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The consolidation of newspaper printing by BH Media Group’s North Carolina affiliates has begun at a $10 million expansion of the Winston-Salem Journal’s production plant. The Fifth …
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9/25/17
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NC Guide to Open Government and Public Records
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9/19/17
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I recently completed two years of service as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Republic of Moldova, and I have a message that I would very much like to give to my fellow North Carolinians; Enjoy your …
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Mark Gilchrist
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9/11/17
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Alex is an ad manager who wants his sales team to be professional from start to finish. “Some sales people talk too much, especially at the end of a sales conversation,” he said. “It’s like a …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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8/28/17
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National Newspaper Week is Oct. 1-7
This year we mark the 77th anniversary of National Newspaper Week (NNW), Oct. 1-7 . The annual observance celebrates and emphasizes the impact of …
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NCPA
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8/15/17
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“Personal Email” as Public Records
Gmail. Yahoo! AOL. Do these sound like official email accounts for the conduct of public business? They can be.
The NC Public Records Law …
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Amanda Martin
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8/15/17
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Dealing with non-employees and non-employee content
We all know that there is a fair amount of red tape that comes with having employees. You have to supervise and mentor them. They want to …
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8/8/17
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The News & Observer began a five-part investigative series, Jailed to Death, that exposes dozens of deaths in which North Carolina jails failed state supervision requirements for the safety and …
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Dan Kane
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8/8/17
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I love golf, but I’m a terrible golfer. I’m the only golfer I know who has lost someone else’s golf ball. On a best-ball round, I mistakenly hit the wrong ball – directly into a lake.
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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8/7/17
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A PAIR OF NORTH CAROLINA sheriff’s offices, in Ashe and Union counties, have a couple things in common. Each is on the receiving end of open records requests from an investigative TV reporter …
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CJR
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8/7/17
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In August, NewspaperAcademy.com will offer a $10 discount on all of our webinars for members of your press association. This reduces the rate of each webinar to $39.
Your members can receive their …
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7/31/17
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The Robesonian newspaper, which has been an afternoon publication since it was established in 1870, will become a morning newspaper, meaning subscribers will be able to find it in their yards …
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7/31/17
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