Rob Christensen's book 'Southern News, Southern Politics.' 'Paperhand Puppet' celebrates 25 years.
Southern News, Southern Politics: How a Newspaper Defined a State for a Century
The Raleigh News and Observer has a complicated and consequential history in North Carolina. The story of the N&O – or the “Nuisance & Disturber” as some called it over the years – is also the story of the family that owned and ran the paper from the late 1800s to the end of the 20th century. And about how the News & Observer didn’t just report on politics, but also shaped politics, for generations of North Carolinians.
Rob Christensen, a former political columnist for the News and Observer, talks with Leoneda…
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