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Successful North Carolina weeklies much like those in Texas

Jock Lauterer, who teaches community journalism at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, is an old friend of the Center and of Texas journalism. He has spoken at several of our seminars.

Follow the link below for a down-home look at several successful weeklies in North Carolina — weeklies that follow the same pattern of successful weeklies in smaller communities in Texas. You’ll enjoy Jock’s perspective on just what accounts for their success in those communities.

Click here for the story, “What’s the secret of N.C.’s successful weeklies?

By Kathryn Jones Malone

Kathryn Jones Malone is co-director of the Texas Center for Community Journalism. She began her career as a staff writer at the Corpus Christi Caller-Times, then worked as a staff writer for the Dallas Times Herald and The Dallas Morning News; as a contract writer for The New York Times; as a writer-at-large for Texas Monthly magazine; as editor of the Glen Rose Reporter; and as a freelance writer for numerous state, regional and national magazines. She teaches journalism at Tarleton State University.