Durham Council Member Rescinded Vote for Insurrectionist to Join Human Relations Commission
“I absolutely want Durham residents to know that I am willing to welcome all different perspectives and diverse opinions, and believe they all work for a better good. I do believe working from a common set of values is necessary to move forward.”
Riverside Students Partner With UNC’s Ida B. Wells Society to Produce Original Journalism
The Ida B. Wells Society is a national organization housed in UNC-Chapel Hill’s journalism school that aims to increase the ranks and retention of reporters of color in the field of investigative reporting.
Acclaimed Local Food Writer Bridgette Lacy Needs Your Help
The award-winning Triangle-based journalist suffered a series of strokes recently and is raising money to help pay her medical bills.
Nikole Hannah-Jones: “Dark and Scary” Times for Public Education
Fresh off the controversy at UNC, the Howard journalism professor pulls few punches in talk to North Carolina schools group.
David Menconi, the Dean of North Carolina Rock Critics, Pens a Loving Landmark History of Our State’s Popular Music
With chapters focusing on figures as larger-than-life as North Carolina will allow, “Step It Up & Go” is brisk and fun but will also be cited as a reference for years to come.
The Good, the Bad & the Awful: July 7–13, 2020
We’re about to be the only newspaper in the Triangle that isn’t owned by a hedge fund. That isn’t a good thing.
Who Will Fill Saige Martin’s Seat on Raleigh City Council?
“We decided to take applications and open up the process to encourage a diversity of folks to apply,” Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin told the INDY.
More News & Observer Coverage
Statue of Josephus Daniels, Racist Former N&O Publisher, Removed from Raleigh’s Nash Square
For once, it wasn’t protesters downing a monument to white supremacy.
Dan Forest, an Idiot, Thinks the Media Is Overhyping the Coronavirus to Sell Advertising
BUSINESSES THAT ARE CLOSED DON’T BUY ADS, DAN.
The Good, the Bad & the Awful
Props to the guy who brought the #SilentSham charade to light.
In Response to McClatchy Bankruptcy, Durham Commissioner Candidate Proposes “Journalism Vouchers”
Nate Baker wants the county to give you $20 a year to spend on the nonprofit journalism entity of your choice.
N&O Parent Company McClatchy Files for Bankruptcy
Facing declining ad revenues and saddling with massive debt, the McClatchy family will turn the company over to the hedge fund that owns the National Enquirer.
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