North Carolina Press Association

The founding father and first president of the NCPA was Joseph Adolphus Engelhard, of the Wilmington Journal.

On May 14, 1873, the first convention of the NCPA was held in the court house on Walnut Street in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

[3][5][6][7] The original motives for the formation of the North Carolina Press Association in 1873 was the concern about quack advertising and the need to form a fraternity for newspaper persons.

In the later part of the 1900s, the NCPA became an advocate for First Amendment freedom, especially concerning full access to government and judicial information.

[4] The NCPA is located physically at 5171 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, North Carolina.