The North State Journal
TypeNewspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)North State Media, LLC
PublisherNeal Robbins
EditorMatt Mercer
Sports editorCory Lavalette
Founded2016
HeadquartersRaleigh, North Carolina
CountryUnited States
ISSN2471-1365
Websitensjonline.com

The North State Journal is a statewide newspaper in North Carolina founded in 2016 by Neal Robbins.[1]

The newspaper is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.[2] North State Journal is owned by North State Media, LLC and is published by Neal Robbins, formerly of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (now DEQ).[3] Robbins credited DENR Secretary John Skvarla as the inspiration for the newspaper being in print.[4]

History

The North State Journal launched in 2016 and at the time had 16 journalists and 10 business-side staff.[5]

In May 2023, the paper's parent company North State Media acquire The Chatham Record in Chatham County, N.C.[6]

In September 2023, McClatchy sold its Charlotte printing plan to North State Media for $4.65 million. The sale was publicly announced in August. The plant was developed by The Wall Street Journal in 1982 and sold to the Charlotte Observer’s parent company in 2013. Following the sale, the plant's 30-member staff will stay on at the newly established Charlotte Publishing Company.[7]

Content

Founder Neal Robbins stated to the Charlotte Observer that North State Journal is not partisan, and that it aims for objectivity.[8]

The North State Journal's opinion section consists only of bylined columns emphasizes "free markets and individual liberty" compared with "center-left" leaning opinion sections of North Carolina’s other major papers.[9] In 2017, the paper published two issues per week, on Sunday and Wednesday.[10]

Awards

In 2022, the North State Journal collected 19 awards from the North Carolina Press Association, including third place for General Excellence in the small weekly category.[11] The paper won the General Excellence Award as the best small weekly in the state in 2018[12] and 2020[13] as well as second place in 2019.[14]

References

  1. ^ https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article63224062.html
  2. ^ Bynum, R.L. (December 14, 2015). "Statewide print newspaper launches next year at time when industry is struggling". Raleigh & Company. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  3. ^ Jarvis, Craig (November 30, 2015). "Former DENR employees plan newspaper startup". Raleigh News & Observer. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  4. ^ https://nsjonline.com/article/2022/07/skvarla-exemplified-to-be-rather-than-to-seem/
  5. ^ Campbell, Colin (29 February 2016). "Former McCrory administration officials launch newspaper". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Chatham News + Record sold to North State Media". The Chatham News + Record. 2023-05-08. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  7. ^ Mildenberg, David (2023-09-14). "NC publisher buys press from McClatchy". Business North Carolina. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  8. ^ Campbell, Colin (29 February 2016). "Former McCrory administration officials launch newspaper". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 30 July 2018. And he stresses that North State Journal isn't partisan and aims for objectivity. "There's no such thing as unbiased because human beings are human beings," Robbins said. "Our goal is to tell the truth."
  9. ^ Hutchins, Corey (March 9, 2016). "A plan for a new statewide paper has some observers asking: 'Is this for real?'". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  10. ^ Bynum, R.L. (February 2, 2017). "MEDIA NOTES: North State Journal scales back original plans, will add Wednesday print edition". Raleigh & Company. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  11. ^ https://www.ncpress.com/stories/2022-ncpa-editorial-and-advertising-awards,2499?
  12. ^ https://www.ncpress.com/stories/2018-ncpa-editorial-and-advertising-awards,1730?
  13. ^ https://www.ncpress.com/stories/2020-ncpa-editorial-and-advertising-awards,2209?
  14. ^ https://www.ncpress.com/stories/2019-ncpa-editorial-and-advertising-awards-winners,1985?
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