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Ashley Butcher, who has been publisher since October 2012 is departing come May 30th, 2019. Jessica Webb, editor since May 2014, will become general manager/editor at the Times. Readers are invited …
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5/30/19
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As many states have done we have filed a letter with our Governor to ensure existing press freedoms are not impeded should any mandates require citizens to stay indoors or workforces reduced as they …
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3/20/20
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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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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 …
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John Trump Wake Weekly
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9/29/22
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If State Sen. Trudy Wade, R-Guilford, has her way, legal advertising will no longer be required in North Carolina newspapers. But Pamlico County’s Norman Sanderson is working with others to …
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Jacksonville Daily News, New Bern Sun Journal
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4/13/17
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Selling and sailing have a lot in common. Consider the jibe.
A sailboat cannot sail directly into the wind, but it can sail at angles to the wind. The closest point of sail is approximately …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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1/19/18
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Times have been tough for journalists recently, and even tougher for photojournalists and some newsrooms have had to lay off their entire photojournalism staff.
Publishers may see that …
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Natalie Stroud
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10/25/18
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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- CNHI, LLC has acquired The Transylvania Times of Brevard, North Carolina, from The Transylvania Times, Inc., a family-owned company for the past 80 years.
The sale …
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5/6/21
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Back on March 10, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency in North Carolina “to coordinate response and protective actions to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” and with …
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Beth Soja
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9/29/22
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An exchange in an editors’ hotline probed a familiar topic: When is a business announcement considered news, and when is it an ad? The item in question was a new employee at an auction and …
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Jim Pumarlo
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12/2/16
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German poet and writer Georg Buchner may have lived 200 years ago but his words still ring true today, "Government must be a transparent garment which tightly clings to the people's body."
In …
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The Sanford Herald
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4/13/17
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Most reporters can likely relate to this scenario. Someone speaks up at a public meeting to unleash criticism about an individual or organization. Reporters have little difficulty presenting a …
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Jim Pumarlo
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1/22/18
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The Press News Group (PNG), based in Southampton, NY, has recently selected SCS to automate the Classified Pagination process. SCS/ClassPag will be used to streamline the production of three …
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10/29/18
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This week, the StarNews announced that Publisher Mike Distelhorst will be leaving the company on April 3. Finance director John McElwee is assuming leadership of the StarNews as the local market …
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3/20/20
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Senate Bill 355, legislation that promotes and enhances public access to the performance records of public employees, is generating significant resistance from various state organizations that have …
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Carteret County News Times Editorial
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5/7/21
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Local journalists in need of legal help may turn to the Protecting Journalists Pro Bono Program (ProJourn).
ProJourn, now emerging from pilot status, is a network of law …
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Ray Schultz , October 3, 2022
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10/9/22
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RALEIGH
The News & Observer and the Durham Herald-Sun will have a new top editor starting next month.
Robyn Tomlin, managing editor of The Dallas Morning News, has been …
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1/22/18
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The increased newsprint tariffs on Canadian imported paper, which is used by most newspapers, will hurt consumers' access to news. This is the featured message in new ads sponsored by the News Media …
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Paul Boyle
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4/5/18
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Facebook and Google are creating tools to help publishers sell more subscriptions, but for some, the efforts aren't helping much.
Facebook allows people to subscribe to publications through its …
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Max Willens
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10/26/18
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