Southern News, Southern Politics

Newspapers are a tough business, and no one knows that better than Rob Christensen, who was chief political reporter at North Carolina’s capital newspaper, the News and Observer , for decades. Here he tells the story of the N&O and how it helped shape modern North Carolina in complicated ways. It’s also the story of a family dynasty: four generations of the Daniels family owned and ran the N&O . They not only helped elect governors but also played an influential role in national American