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A bill making its way through the North Carolina Senate would remove public notices from newspapers serving Onslow County and Robeson County — including this newspaper, The Robesonian.
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ROBESONIAN EDITORIAL
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3/27/23
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The U.S. Postal Service in January announced that it planned to eliminate use of sacks for most Periodicals mailings, but complications from a wide array of mailer practices caused the policy to be …
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Tonda Rush, NNA
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3/24/23
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Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden once said, “It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.”
That’s certainly true in …
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John Foust
Greensboro, NC
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3/15/23
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WAKE COUNTY — A Democrat-backed proposal in the General Assembly would allow Wake County municipalities to publish public notices soley online. This would mark a shift from also placing the …
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Laura Browne | lbrowne@wakeweekly.com
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3/13/23
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A newly sworn-in North Carolina General Assembly and a fresh legislative session present an opportunity to significantly advance government transparency and the people’s right to …
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Bill Moss
Phil Lucey
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3/13/23
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About three weeks ago, Lorry Williams told a colleague that she was stepping down as managing editor of CityView news and CityView magazine.
By then, the breast cancer she had fought for two …
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Greg Barnes
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3/2/23
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Lorraine “Lorry” Williams, the first woman to serve as executive editor of The Fayetteville Observer and a career journalist, died Tuesday morning.
Williams, 59, had battled with …
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3/2/23
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Last month we wrote about best practices in framing your public records requests. This month, we offer some specific language to put in your email or letter if you are responding to a public …
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Amanda Martin
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2/28/23
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Media Release
North Carolina Justice Center – www.ncjustice.org States Newsroom – www.statesnewsroom.com
February 23, 2023
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NCPW Staff
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2/23/23
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ASHEVILLE – George Ellison, a naturalist, author, longtime columnist for the Asheville Citizen Times and by all accounts a …
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Karen Chávez
Asheville Citizen Times
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2/20/23
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State senators are taking aim at a shady business practice, but instead of chasing cash-grabbers into the sunlight, they’ve decided we’d all be better off in the dark.
Sen. Tim …
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Corey Friedman
Editor | The Wilson Times & The Enterprise
Executive Editor | Restoration NewsMedia
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2/20/23
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Legislation filed on Thursday would increase the criminal penalties on North Carolina school employees who have sex with students and on school administrators who fail to promptly report the …
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Keung Hui. N&O
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2/17/23
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My wife and I once visited with Rick and Karen, a couple who had served as missionaries overseas. As part of their work to get involved in the community, Rick was assigned to teach a class at a local …
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John Foust
Greensboro, NC
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2/16/23
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This month’s column is mainly from someone else, because it illustrates a serious problem facing rural newspapers: How do they manage increasingly contentious public discourse and still …
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Al Cross
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2/16/23
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We are conducting primary research through a survey . This survey serves to compile opinions and experiences regarding Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and the use of data …
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2/16/23
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I’m an old newspaper guy, so I have to admit I was more than a bit excited when I witnessed the birth of a weekly rolling off the press for its first edition in early February.
Three …
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Kevin Ellis
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2/16/23
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama — James B. “Jim” Boone Jr., founder and chairman of the board of Boone Newsmedia, Inc. [BNI], died Monday, Feb. 13, at UAB Hospital-Highlands in Birmingham, …
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2/16/23
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Here’s a periodic action item for every newspaper: The exercise can be quite revealing in evaluating how you are connecting with various audiences. It is even more important in today’s …
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Jim Pumarlo
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2/6/23
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One sometimes-overlooked resource for journalists is Kaiser Health News , an editorially independent newsroom with Pulitzer finalist credentials that’s not associated with Kaiser Permanente. …
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1/31/23
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Over the years, we have observed what works – and what doesn’t – when making public records requests. We offer this collection of best practices for you to refine and …
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Amanda Martin
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1/31/23
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