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Veteran journalist Sherry Jones has been named executive editor for Gannett’s eastern region of North Carolina, overseeing the Wilmington StarNews, the Fayetteville Observer, the Jacksonville …
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4/28/20
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Foster — a cigar-chomping, UNC Tar Heel-loving bear of a man who was an award-winning staff photographer and videographer for the Observer for the better part of three decades — was found …
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5/27/21
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In the advertising business, there are things which must be done in order to create an effective campaign. Think of it as Advertising’s Bill of Rights: Send the right message…to the …
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John Foust
Greensboro, NC
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11/18/22
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Gannett reported a disappointing first quarter this week. While acquisitions led to some revenue growth, print advertising was down 17.7 percent compared to Q1 2016 and circulation revenues were down …
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4/26/17
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Newspaper publishers across the U.S. already strapped by years of declining revenue say they're dealing with an existential threat: Recently imposed tariffs on Canadian newsprint …
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IVAN MORENO, Associated Press
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4/12/18
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Paxton Media Group is buying Landmark Community Newspapers, including all 47 newspapers in the Shelbyville, Kentucky-based chain.
The sale, announced Wednesday, will give Paducah-based Paxton …
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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5/27/21
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My formula for shaping newspaper content is straightforward: Present a blend of stories that people like to read and stories they should read. Under the “should read” category, consider …
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Jim Pumarlo
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11/18/22
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Rick Thomason, publisher of The Robesonian, Lumberton, is now publisher of the Kingsport Times-News in Tennessee, which is owned by Sandusky Newspaper Group. Thomason will also serve as senior vice president of content for Sandusky's eastern Tennessee newspapers, including the Johnson City Press and three weeklies.
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12/9/16
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Guilford County has a new law they have to adhere to, and newspapers like the News & Record don't like it.
The county is now required to post public notices on its website rather than print …
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Scott D. Yost
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4/12/18
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Local newspapers that have been struggling are trying to get feedback from readers about what they can do better in order to maintain high readership. They are getting feedback from surveys, but most …
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Kat Duncan
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11/9/18
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It’s no secret that disciplinary records of taxpayer-funded employees are kept behind lock and key. That shroud of secrecy prevents the public from finding out why a teacher moves from school …
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NORMAN SANDERSON, BILL RABON AND JOYCE KRAWIEC
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5/27/21
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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, …
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11/21/22
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A few years ago, I spent several days with a newspaper in Tennessee. They were converting from an editorial workflow based on QuarkXPress to InDesign and asked if I would be on hand when …
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Kevin Slimp
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12/9/16
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Carla has been selling advertising for many years. She has researched and tried a variety of techniques to answer objections. “Just about everybody knows the Feel-Felt-Found formula,” she said. …
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John Foust
Raleigh, NC
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4/13/18
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Kenneth Edmonds, the publisher of The Carolina Times, died Saturday, possibly signaling the end of a historic newspaper that has been informing and advocating for African Americans in Durham and …
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VIRGINIA BRIDGES
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5/4/20
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In 2021, the media platform with the highest weekly reach in the United States is audio. Data published last month by Nielsen revealed that radio — just one component of this medium …
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6/1/21
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The N.C. Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear an appeal on Monday of a Superior Court’s judge’s year-old ruling dismissing media companies’ petition for release of law enforcement …
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11/28/22
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From 1990 to 2016, the number of newspaper employees in the United States dropped from from 456,300 to about 183,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Those numbers understate the decline …
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4/13/18
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This will be Elizabeth Cook's final year as editor of the Salisbury Post. She has been an editor for 25 years.
Cook, 62, looks forward to spending more time with family after she …
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Mark Wineka
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11/12/18
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