Jamestown News

United StatesJamestown, North Carolina, United StatesEnglish

The Jamestown News is a community newspaper serving Jamestown, North Carolina, and the surrounding Guilford County area. Now published as part of the YES! Weekly group, it provides coverage of local government, community events, high school sports, and human-interest stories relevant to the Piedmont Triad region.

MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN NORTH CAROLINA

A defining feature of Tar Heel journalism is the distinct divide between heavily consolidated metro dailies and a resilient network of rural weeklies serving Appalachian and coastal communities. The McClatchy company dominates the largest media markets through the Charlotte Observer, founded in 1886, and Raleigh's News & Observer, historically recognized for its investigative reporting. In the western mountains, the Gannett-owned Asheville Citizen Times serves as the primary daily record, while Lee Enterprises operates the Winston-Salem Journal. Specialized publications like Durham's progressive Indy Week and historic African-American community papers such as the Charlotte Post provide essential alternative coverage. Paperboy indexes 143 North Carolina newspapers — browse the full directory below.

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