Founded in 1873, the North Carolina Press Association exists to serve the state's newspapers and their readers. We fight for the public's right to know.
Special awards count for DOUBLE points towards your General Excellence score. Don't forget to enter these categories! Winners will receive plaques. Enter here:
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The NCPA contest is open for entries! Entries published between April 1, 2025 and March 31, 2026 are eligible. Please read through the rules packet before registering/ entering the contest website. Enter here: https://t.co/bLHgLtO05C
Congratulations to Carolina Rhoad of Wakefield High, the 2026 Rachel Rivers-Coffey North Carolina High School Journalist of the Year! Read more at:
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The start of a new year means it's Golden Quill season. The deadline to enter this year's competition is Feb. 1. We have a few changes this year... (1/3) https://t.co/iVbzOkYJWm
Newspaperman, preacher and longtime Spring Hope community leader Ken Ripley died Saturday morning due to complications from congestive heart failure. He was 75. @NashEnterprise@TheNCPress
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Sad to share news of the passing of longtime newsman Ken Ripley. Ken dedicated 43 years to operating the Spring Hope Enterprise and had continued as editor and publisher emeritus since 2018. A celebration of life service will be held in January. https://t.co/k5PQYcOsld
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We’re saddened to report the passing of Peter Tompkins, long-time advertising executive with the N&O and a valued presence in North Carolina journalism. Details on service in the linked obit.
Circulation numbers don’t measure impact. Mayor Nancy Vaughan’s recent swipe at the local news industry misses the mark https://t.co/AnH6ZK9jJg via @LinkedIn
UPDATE TO AGENDA:
Rufus Friday, Executive Director of The Center for Integrity in News Reporting, will deliver the keynote address at the luncheon during the NCPA Convention. Friday's keynote will emphasize the urgent need to counteract declining trust in news.
SAVE THE DATE
Join us on September 18 for our annual convention as we celebrate journalism in North Carolina! We will have training, awards, and networking opportunities. Be on the lookout for registration, agendas and program details in the coming weeks.
Journalists: Covering a protest? Be ready.
✔️ Govt ID & creds
✔️ Backup phone power
✔️ Emergency contacts (on paper)
✔️ First aid + cash
✔️ Know your rights (1A & 4A)
Stay safe, stay visible, stay vigilant.
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🗞️ Founded #OnThisDay in 1873, the North Carolina Press Association has supported a free and vibrant press for over 150 years. Here's to protecting journalism and empowering NC newsrooms since day one! #NCPA#journalism#NCNews
Today, a federal court ruled that Google has acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in advertising technology, forcing news and content publishers to use its services, and offering them lower payouts for ad space than they would otherwise receive in a competitive market.
N/MA President & CEO Danielle Coffey celebrated this ruling, saying, “The news media industry hails the court’s decision to again hold Google accountable for decades of abuse of its market power. Google’s monopolistic tactics—this time in the advertising market—have starved content creators of the revenues they deserve and need to sustain quality journalism. Today is a big day for our industry.”
NC investigative journalists, enter your best work for a chance to win a cash prize! The A-Mark Foundation will award cash prizes to winners of the investigative category of the NCPA contest.
Details: https://t.co/B7OmdlE2hv