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N.C. newspaper continues coverage in the dark after substation attack
Journalists at the Pilot were finalizing coverage Saturday night of a drag show targeted by protesters, when they spotted social media chatter about a power outage. John Nagy, the editor of the … more
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Paxton Media Group Acquiring Six North Carolina Titles
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, … more
Transparency in Deadly Use of Force Incidents
The climate surrounding officer-involved fatalities is, in a word, dynamic. Whether a shooting or shootout, deadly force incident to an arrest or the service of a warrant, or a high-speed chase … more
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Former NC senator, newspaper publisher Stan Bingham dies
DENTON, N.C. (AP) — Former North Carolina state Sen. Stan Bingham, a businessman and newspaper publisher whose anecdotes and good-naturedness endeared him to colleagues from both parties, died … more
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Government transparency bill driving conversation
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 … more
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Daily Digest: Small papers are big winners
Here at Business North Carolina and our related publications, we embrace enthusiasm as one of our core values. We believe that creativity is the lifeblood for an enterprise like ours and that it … more
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No coincidence: good local newspapers = good place to live
... There’s a basic human longing for a sense of place, some part of the world that’s home, a place where you are a part of something that feeds your soul. Find it, feel it, and … more
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IMPORTANT COURT OF APPEALS CASE STRENGTHENS FAIR REPORT PROTECTIONS
The N.C. Court of Appeals handed down some very good news for journalists this month. The case arose after the arrest of Wesley Walker for an assault. WTVD’s Ed Crump emailed the Wake County … more
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2022 NCPA Editorial and Advertising Awards
2022 NCPA Editorial and Advertising Awards  Contact: Philip Lucey, NCPA Executive Director, phil@ncpress.com  For Immediate Release  Thursday, August 25, … more
2021-2022 Individual Contest Winners
(Raleigh, NC) North Carolina Press Association members were honored for excellence in news and advertising coverage during the 149th annual convention held in Raleigh on Thursday, August 25, 2022. … more
2022 Convention Agenda
North Carolina Press Association 149th Annual Convention  August 24 - 26, 2022  Hilton Raleigh North Hills 3415 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609 Wednesday August … more
NC Press Association and NC Press Services Annual meeting notice
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 … more
From the editor: Opinion content changes designed to encourage constructive conversation
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 … more
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The Pilot’s extraordinary coverage of the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open
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 … more
News media coalition wins appeal over records of death of Black man in NC jail
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 … more
Enhance Local Government Transparency Act (N.C. Senate Bill 473) - important changes to conflict-of-interest laws for public officials.
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 … more
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JEA honors runners-up from North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and Oregon
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 … more
FIRST FOR A REASON: Special service charge for records? Not so fast.
We all know that public records are the property of the people and that, generally speaking, public agencies can only charge you the costs of actual duplication – the cost of the paper, the ink … more
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WHY IS NC STUCK AT THE BOTTOM OF “RIGHT TO KNOW” STATES?
For decades North Carolina has ranked near the bottom of all states in the country when it comes to the public’s right to know what went wrong when a government employee is transferred, demoted … more
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FIRST FOR A REASON: task forces and committees
We all know that North Carolina law requires public bodies to follow the open meetings law, which essentially means three things: publishing notice, allowing public access and keeping minutes.  … more
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