May 2019. Possibly prompting the dismissal, the edit and design staff released a letter stating their unwillingness to work for Billman going forward. Jane Porter started as Editor-in-Chief in January 2021. Awards The paper's reporters have won several major awards, including the George Polk Award, the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award (finalist), the Green Eyeshade Award for the South's best journalism (second place, 2004, 2005 & 2019), the Baltimore Suns H.L. Mencken Writing Award, and the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism. See also The Santa Fe Reporter, also published by Richard Meeker and Mark Zusman Willamette Week (Willamette, OR), also published by Meeker & Zusman. References Works cited External links Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States Mass media in Durham, North Carolina Weekly newspapers published in North Carolina Independent newspapers published in the United States Publications established in 1983 1983 establishments in North Carolina