Oppel, an editor for the Charlotte Observer, discusses the North Carolina Press Association's request for changes in the public meetings and open records laws of North Carolina.
The North Carolina Press Association, founded in 1873 by a group of editors in Goldsboro, has had a history of helping state newspapers with legal support.
A community newspaper has been contributing to Bladen County news since 1898. Noteworthy news and accomplishments for The Bladen Journal include Jessie Lee Sugg McCulloch, among the first female editors in the state, and coverage of the Beast of Bladenboro, a mystery that spurred an annual festival.