It's been more than two years since I received my last paycheck from a newspaper company. In that time, I've had the opportunity to advocate for local newspapers that remain Relevant to their …
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Tom Silvestri
The Relevance Project
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9/29/22
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This column is titled “Into the Issues” because it began as an effort to help community newspapers explore issues that affected their communities, sometimes from afar. It has evolved to …
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Al Cross
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2/7/22
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Almost a year ago, this column urged community newspapers to tell their readers the truth about the 2020 presidential election — that it was fairly held — to debunk the falsehoods …
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Al Cross
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1/7/22
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The members of NCPA will convene in Raleigh February 26-28 at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley. NCPA continues a tradition of offering free training for our members. We have tracks for editorial …
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1/3/20
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The members of NCPA will convene in Raleigh March 20-22 at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley. (Site of the 2018 convention which held record crowds.) NCPA continues a tradition of offering free …
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1/11/19
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FINDING COMMON GROUND
Some of you remember Governor Cooper before he was governor - even before he was attorney general - back when he was Senator Cooper. In 1995, then Sen. Cooper …
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7/17/18
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NC Guide to Open Government and Public Records
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9/19/17
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Have you ever really thought about all the things NCPA does for North Carolina's newspapers? You can take a look here. From legislative advocacy, to training, to our legal hotline ... we have …
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3/3/17
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How are news organisations creating editorial and commercial innovation in this period of rapid change? In a new Reuters Institute report, Kevin Anderson examines how news organisations are moving …
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Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
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2/28/17
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It’s standard procedure at newspapers to chronicle the year. Headlines typically include the passing of noteworthy individuals; the success, or maybe failure, of a civic project; milestones in …
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Jim Pumarlo
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2/21/17
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It's that time again already. The General Assembly opened its biennial "long session" on January 11.
A few, new lieutenants in the leadership ranks remind us that some of the old guard …
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John Bussian
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1/12/17
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Do you make New Year’s resolutions? I usually do. Sometimes they are elaborate, with different resolutions for different areas of my life – work, home, fitness. …
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Amanda Martin, NCPA General Counsel
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12/27/16
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This term the United States Supreme Court had its first “Facebook case” but issued a ruling that dodged both the technology/social media aspects of the case and the First Amendment. If you are like me, you may get quizzed at cocktail parties about how the First Amendment could possibly protect such monstrous speech, but given their ruling on evidentiary grounds, the Court found “it is not necessary to consider any First Amendment issues.” Therefore, this case is as important for what it does not say as what it does.
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Amanda Martin, NCPA General Counsel
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12/19/16
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“My editor is the biggest moron this side of the Mississippi!” “My coworker sleeps through the afternoon after tying one on at lunch almost every Friday.” “My paper is about to get sold to one of those big chain newspapers.” “Hubby and I are so excited that we found out today we’re going to have a baby!”
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Amanda Martin, NCPA General Counsel
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12/19/16
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NPCA General Counsel Amanda Martin provides a handy "cheat sheet" for political advertising.
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Amanda Martin, NCPA General Counsel
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12/16/16
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