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As we gather to celebrate Independence Day, it’s a good time to reflect on how our most fundamental freedoms have served this nation well. It’s an even better time to think about what …
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Ken Paulson
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6/24/22
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The Mount Olive Tribune office is closed this week due to the assistant editor taking a much needed vacation. We will resume operations June 27 at 9 am. Our final day of business is June 29. That …
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6/23/22
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NOTICE Pursuant to Article II, Section 2, the North Carolina Press Services will hold an Annual Meeting on August 25, 2022 at 3:30 pm to elect the Board of Directors and Officers for …
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6/22/22
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As I’m sure you are all aware, the Beacon has undergone some major changes in recent months. One of those changes was the departure of long-time editor Laura Lewis. As of May 31, I took over …
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Dylan Phillips
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6/14/22
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Crime and public safety are garnering more headlines across the country. Law enforcement and racial disparities in the criminal justice system are under increasing scrutiny. Newspapers play a key …
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Jim Pumarlo
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6/14/22
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The San Antonio Express-News on Thursday published a timeline detailing the series of mistakes and deviations from original reports that officials made following the mass shooting at Robb Elementary …
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Amaris Castillo | Poynter
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6/14/22
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In journalism, confirmation bias can influence a reporter’s assessment of whether a story is worth pitching and an editor’s decision to greenlight a story pitch. If the pitch is accepted, …
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Carey Morewedge | The Journalist's Resource
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6/14/22
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Last fall, Daniel Delgado was bothered by something in a comic published in Jewish Currents, a magazine with a loyal following on the Jewish left. “When Settler Becomes …
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Marina Bolotnikova | Poynter
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6/14/22
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Starting today, the StarNews is changing how it approaches opinion and editorial content. We will no longer publish a daily Viewpoints page with syndicated content. Instead, we’ll publish a …
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Sherry Jones
Wilmington StarNews
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6/6/22
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Fore please! As the elite players of women’s golf descend on Southern Pines there is great work being done by The Pilot to cover the action. Publisher David Woronoff highlights the work that …
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6/1/22
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My wife, who is a therapist, and I have spoken to so many journalists in the last month who are hurting, usually quietly and often privately, as they cover mass shootings, one after another. When the …
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Al Tompkins and Sidney Tompkins | Poynter
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5/27/22
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Texas’ largest newspapers demanded more than thoughts and prayers on Tuesday, just hours after a gunman massacred 21 people at an elementary school, including 19 children.
The Houston …
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Jonathan Edwards | The Washington Post
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5/27/22
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The transition to digital news consumption has hit the newspaper industry hard in recent years. Some national publications have managed to weather the storm in …
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Pew Research Center
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5/27/22
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As mentioned in previous articles, there are two types of advertising: image and response. Image advertising – sometimes known as institutional advertising – is designed to give people a …
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John Foust
Greensboro, NC
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5/25/22
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The N.C. Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the Forsyth County district attorney had no authority to have sealed the records of how a Black man died in the Forsyth County jail. Reporters from The …
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5/4/22
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Coverage of public affairs – recording the actions and inactions of governing bodies from local to federal levels – demands attention from newsrooms year-round. And for good reason. …
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Jim Pumarlo
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5/2/22
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From the impact of coronavirus to monetizing and growing digital to the challenges of digital ad fraud, news media publishers are constantly innovating to stay ahead of ever-changing …
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Kevin Rehberg | Alliance For Audited Media
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4/29/22
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It’s been one year since Local Media Association launched the Covering Climate Collaborative on Earth Day 2021. With the effects of climate change touching people’s lives ever more …
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Frank Mungeam
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4/29/22
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In January of this year, the Enhance Local Government Transparency Act (N.C. Senate Bill 473) made some important changes to our conflict-of-interest laws for public officials. Most notably, the bill …
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Amanda Martin, Beth Soja
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4/28/22
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Adviser Neal Morgan credits student Caroline Chen of East Chapel Hill High School for fundamentally changing what he thought was possible for a high school journalist.
“I am a …
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4/18/22
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