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Skip Foreman, our new Triad sports editor, has been covering NC for more than four decades

Skip Foreman, a longtime Associated Press reporter in North Carolina, has been named Triad Sports Editor for Lee Enterprises and will direct sports coverage for the Winston-Salem Journal and … more

11/14/22

Good to be inducted into NC Tennis Hall of Fame

Rebel Good, of Elkin, is slated for induction to the NC Tennis Hall of Fame Class of 2023. Good began his officiating career in 1985. He has officiated at virtually every major tournament in the … more

11/2/22

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

Mike Tadych mike@smvt.com Beth Soja beth@smvt.com | 10/31/22

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

AP | 10/31/22

North Carolina Local News Lab Fund Awards more than $1.5 Million to 31 Local News Organizations, Representing Largest Round of Funding to Date

This latest grant cycle brings the Fund closer to its vision of a resilient North Carolina, where all communities have access to trusted and reliable news for a stronger, healthier democracy. … more

10/28/22

Former NC Senator Stan Bingham from Davidson County dies unexpectedly

Former North Carolina Senator Stan Bingham, who represented Davidson and Guilford counties, died unexpectedly on Thursday morning, according to representatives from Davidson County. The … more

Sharon Myers The Dispatch | 10/28/22

Local news can help communities curb polarization; a researcher and nonprofit news founder share how

On Wednesday, Oct. 12, we kicked off our event series on the impact of local news with a virtual panel moderated by Marsha Cooke, vice president of ESPN Films and executive producer of 30 for 30. … more

Staff | American Journalism Project | 10/28/22

Journalists from around the world are creating products to create transparency and build trust with their communities

Through the Leap innovation training program, The International Center for Journalists and Trusting News challenged journalists to answer this question: What can we build to increase trust in … more

Lynn Walsh | International Center For Journalists | 10/28/22

Program Expands Pro Bono Legal Services For Journalists

Local journalists in need of legal help may turn to the Protecting Journalists Pro Bono Program (ProJourn). ProJourn, now emerging from pilot status, is a network of law … more

Ray Schultz , October 3, 2022 | 10/9/22

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

John Trump Wake Weekly | 9/29/22

YAWN: Tiresome Newspaper Arguments

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 … more

Tom Silvestri The Relevance Project | 9/29/22

Opinion: Local media provide sizable solutions to global crises

NEW YORK — When Kavita Devi read the mission of her local media platform Khabar Lahariya, which translates as “News Wave,” it was the first time she had ever spoken English … more

9/27/22

7 lessons to running a successful journalism membership program

They said it wouldn’t work. They had said the same thing when we started Daily Maverick, a fiercely independent, long-form news publisher, in 2009. At least they were consistent. Most … more

9/27/22

How to level up your interview skills by learning to listen better

Jen Maxfield is an Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist and anchor and adjunct professor of broadcast journalism at Columbia University in New York. She estimates that in the last two decades, she … more

9/27/22

David Prizer named publisher of Daily Advance, Chowan Herald and The Perquimans Weekly in North Carolina

The new publisher and advertising director for The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), Chowan Herald (Edenton) and The Perquimans Weekly (Hertford) expressed excitement last week about … more

9/12/22

New managing editor named for The News & Observer and Durham Herald-Sun

Career journalist Thad Ogburn, who has helped shepherd The News & Observer’s journalists through reorganizations, consolidations and the shift to digital-first publishing, has been named … more

9/7/22

Returning Favor To North Carolina

The Relevance Project thanks Phil Lucey and the North Carolina Press Association for the opportunity to talk Community Forum at the annual conference in Raleigh on … more

Tom Silvestri. The Relevance Project | 9/1/22

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

David Woronoff | 9/1/22

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

SCOTT MCLEOD | 9/1/22

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

Amanda Martin | 8/31/22