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Richard Haynsworth Briggs
Richard Haynsworth Briggs, 79, died April 5, 2019 in Landrum SC after several years of diminishing health.
In 1984, he established Richard Briggs & Associates which specialized in appraisal, …
Backing local news, building trust, innovating solutions
The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute has awarded seven fellowships for the 2019–20 academic year with projects to improve gun violence reporting, expand solutions-based journalism by …
Former editor leaves lasting legacy
Jeff Herrin, who was the editor of the Rocky Mount Telegram and The Tarboro Weekly, died Monday. He was 60 years old.
Herrin worked at the Telegram for 25 years and made a large …
Former publisher remembered as mentor, friend
The Rocky Mount Telegram lost a valued friend and influence this week when former publisher Mark Wilson lost his 10-year battle with brain cancer.Wilson began serving as the publisher of the Rocky …
McKeithan joins newspaper staff
LAURINBURG — A new face has joined The Laurinburg Exchange, but he’s not new to the community.
Cody McKeithan joined the newspaper staff on Monday as the customer service representative — …
New managing editor at Dunn Daily Record
Veteran journalist Emily Weaver has been named managing editor of The Daily Record and The Mount Olive Tribune.
Weaver started work Monday and is based at The Daily Record’s office in Dunn, …
C-T parent company enters new partnership
The Daily Record and the Wilson Times, North Carolina’s last two family-owned daily newspapers, have forged a strategic partnership and formed a media management company, allowing them to share …
Daily Advance to relocate
Staff at The Daily Advance are preparing for their upcoming move to the newspaper’s new location on Ehringhaus Street.This summer The Daily Advance will relocate from its current building at …
2018 NCPA Editorial and Advertising Awards
For immediate release:
Contact: Philip Lucey, NCPA Executive Director. phil@ncpress.com
Thursday, March 21, 2019
Raleigh, NC
(Raleigh, NC) North Carolina Press Association members …
Now is your chance to get a basic education on government transparency and to ask a lawyer questions about whatever is on your mind. NCPA General Counsel Amanda Martin will lead a workshop and discussion of open government.
Carolina Public Press is seeking veteran reporters committed to objective in-depth and investigative reporting on public-interest issues in North Carolina to join our pool of freelance writers. …
Mountain Times Publications, centered on Boone, N.C., has two reporter openings.
We are looking for a reporter for Ashe Post & Times, the newspaper of record in Ashe County and located in …
The Goldsboro News-Argus has an immediate opening for a sportswriter with daily or weekly experience covering games, shooting photos and writing sports news and features. The successful candidate …
The Chatham News + Record has been providing extraordinary coverage of Chatham County since 1878. Now under new local ownership, the newspaper has embarked on an ambitious project to make the …
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