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The North Carolina General Assembly earned the infamous ‘Black Hole Award’ from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) in March, which is an annual award bestowed upon one …
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BRIANNA KRAEMER. Carolina Journal.
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4/8/24
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Laney Crawley's signature color is pink.
She enters The Daily Tar Heel newsroom every day in a rosy ensemble, right down to the backpack, ready to get to work as the newspaper's opinion …
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4/8/24
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The 2023-24 NCPA Contest is open for entries! Rules packets for all entries can be found here . Please upload your entries here and make sure to re-register in the contest system, even if your …
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3/19/24
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Questions are always deserving of answers and I’ve made it a personal choice to be truthful when I do respond to someone’s inquisitive nature. After all, in my line of work as a reporter, …
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Cal Bryant
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3/6/24
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At the end of 2023, ownership of the NC Insider transitioned from The McClatchy Company to State Affairs, Inc., a national company specializing in business-to-business news and data products for …
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CLIFTON DOWELL, THE INSIDER
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2/5/24
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We have big news for our readers and subscribers as we enter the new year. It’s a big change, but one we believe will prove beneficial and provide opportunities. As of the end of January, Womack …
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Dale Edwards/Mebane Enterprise
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2/1/24
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The First Amendment provides access to many – if not most – court proceedings and judicial records. This article is not intended to analyze the jurisprudence confirming the rights of …
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Mike Tadych, Counsel to the NC Press Association
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1/31/24
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More and more, non-profits are performing governmental functions. Be they volunteer fire departments, public housing authorities, tourism or economic development authorities, hospital authorities, …
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Michael Tadych (hotline@ncpress.com)
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11/29/23
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On Giving Tuesday, we invite you to join us in making a meaningful impact on the future of local journalism in North Carolina. The North Carolina Press Foundation (NCPF) is reaching out to our …
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Phil Lucey
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11/28/23
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CHARLOTTE — North Carolina’s only statewide newspaper will soon be printed in Charlotte along with several other regional and national publications after the completion of an acquisition …
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9/13/23
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Membership in an exclusive organization has its privileges. North Carolina Press Association now offers a new privilege — free, self-paced online training for journalists at …
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Phil Lucey
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9/12/23
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FAYETTEVILLE — CityView, a Fayetteville-based online news organization, and The Assembly, a digital-first magazine covering power and place in North Carolina, have launched a strategic …
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8/28/23
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2023 NCPA Editorial and Advertising Awards Press Release
Contact: Philip Lucey, NCPA Executive Director, phil@ncpress.com
For Immediate Release
Thursday, August 24, …
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8/24/23
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A recent newsroom workshop prompts me to offer up a refresher on how to stay out of copyright trouble. Imagine a member of your newspaper is working on a story about the end of summer and the …
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Amanda Martin
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7/31/23
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When a journalist calls for help on legal issues such as public meetings or access to public records, Amanda Martin answers the phone.
Martin, the counsel for the N.C. Press Association, …
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Ross Chandler
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7/20/23
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We frequently get calls to the hotline when law enforcement officials redact the names of witnesses, perpetrators, juveniles or victims in crime and incident reports. Journalists want to know – …
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Beth Soja (beth@smvt.com) & Karen Rabenau (karen@smvt.com)
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6/30/23
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If you make public records requests in North Carolina, you are undoubtedly familiar with N.C. Gen. Stat. § 132-6(a), which requires a public body to furnish responsive records “as promptly …
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Beth Soja
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5/30/23
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Members of the N.C. Press Association from around the state converged upon Goldsboro late Friday morning to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the group's formation.
The relevance extends …
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Phyllis Moore
Goldsboro News Argus
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5/13/23
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Raleigh, NC - April 14, 2023- North Carolina press association (NCPA), a leading newspaper trade association in Raleigh, is proud to endorse the Illinois Press Association's …
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Phil Lucey, NCPA
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4/28/23
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If you’re a journalist who has ever sought police body camera or dashboard camera recordings, you probably used the forms provided by the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts …
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Beth Soja & Mike Tadych
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4/26/23
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