The Assembly Network has been recognized with 39 awards from the North Carolina Press Association this year.
The list includes The Assembly‘s fourth consecutive win for the Duke University/Green-Rossiter Award Distinguished Newspaper Work in Higher Education Reporting, and our third year in a row of recognition with the Henry Lee Weathers Freedom of Information Award.
The awards include:
- 21 first place
- 9 second place
- 9 third place
NCPA has supported North Carolina newspapers since 1873, working to protect the public’s right to know through the defense of open government and First Amendment freedoms, and helping maintain the public’s access to government. Most of The Assembly Network’s newsrooms compete in Division O, for online. INDY is part of division B, which includes publications with print and digital products.
The awards will be handed out at the NCPA Annual Convention on September 10, where they will also announce the winners in General Excellence.
Here are the awards and the stories they recognize.
The Assembly
Duke University/Green-Rossiter Award for Distinguished Newspaper Work in Higher Education Reporting, 1st Place – Korie Dean, Matt Hartman, Ren Larson, Emily Vespa, Erin Gretzinger
Henry Lee Weathers Freedom of Information Award – Emily Vespa
The Enduring Hazards of College Hazing
Public Service Award, 1st place – Bryan Anderson and Jeffrey Billman
Griffin-Riggs Coverage
Beat Feature Reporting, 1st place – Michael Hewlett
Prosecutors Made a Rare Concession in a Murder Case. But Will It Matter?
Business Writing, 1st place – Emily Cataneo
Well I’ll Be Dammed
City, County Government Reporting, 1st place – Jessica Wakeman
Pride Cometh Before The Fall
Feature Writing, 1st Place – Ren Larson
As Helene Survivors Await Help, Victims of Earlier Hurricanes Are Still Out of Their Homes
Headline Writing, 1st place – Staff
Photo Page or Essay, 1st place – A.M. Stewart
Pregnant and Undocumented in Charlotte
Photography, Feature 1st place – Madeline Gray
Big Tree Hunter Photos
Sports Enterprise Reporting, 1st place – Korie Dean
UNC Asheville’s Soccer Stadium Isn’t Out of the Woods Yet
Sports Feature Writing, 1st place – John Drescher
The Mysterious Power of the Bicycle Time Machine Editorial
Education Reporting, 2nd place – Carli Brosseau
The Fixer
Investigative Reporting, 2nd place – Jordan Green
I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.
Religion & Faith Reporting, 2nd place – Daniel Walton
In Charlotte, Catholics May Have to Give Up the Old Ways
Sports Feature Writing, 2nd place – Mitchell Northam
Duke’s Kara Lawson Doesn’t Care If You Underestimate Her
Border Belt Independent
Community Coverage, 1st place – Staff
Proposal To Close Bladen County School Rattles Parents (and other coverage)
Ledes, 1st place – Sarah Nagem
‘Are You the Girl With the Narcan?’
City, County Government Reporting, 2nd place – Ben Rappaport
Downtown Lumberton, Gritty and Historic, Looks for New Life
CityView
Lighter Columns, 1st place – Claire Mullen
Family Matters
Photography, General News, 2nd place – Paul Woolverton
Cape Fear Regional Theatre is live in living color at expansion groundbreaking
Profile Feature, 2nd place – Trey Nemec
She Worked to Preserve Black History in the Sandhills. Now Her Legacy Continues.
Religion & Faith Reporting, 3rd place – Bill Horner III
For This Military Family of Faith, a Nativity Collection Is More than a Seasonal Aside
Serious Columns, 3rd place – Bill Kirby Jr.
The Kirby File
Sports Columns, 3rd place – Bill Kirby Jr.
The Kirby File
Greensboro Thread
Profile Feature, 1st place – Joe Killian
‘A Hell of a Writer’
County Government Reporting, 3rd place – Joe Killian
Greensboro City Council Coverage
Community Coverage, 3rd place – Joe Killian and Sayaka Matsuoka
Greensboro Community Coverage
INDY
Arts and Entertainment Reporting, 1st place – Sarah Edwards
Visual Arts Collection
Beat Feature Reporting, 1st place – Lena Geller
Food Coverage
Business Writing, 1st place – Chloe Courtney Bohl
WRAL-TV Fights to Succeed in a New Media World
Education Reporting, 1st place – Chase Pellegrini de Paur
Durham Public Schools Series
Profile Feature, 1st place – Sarah Edwards
Tift Merritt, a True North Carolina Gem, Still Has Plenty of Material to Mine
Election/Political Reporting, 2nd place – Chase Pellegrini de Paur, Chloe Courtney Bohl
4th Congressional District Series
Illustration/Photo Illustration/Print or interactive graphics, 2nd place – Nicole Pajor Moore Durham Board of Election Flips Republican
Beat News Reporting, 3rd place – Jane Porter
Raleigh Law Enforcement Series
Duke University/Green-Rossiter Award for Distinguished Newspaper Work in Higher Education Reporting, 3rd place – Chloe Courtney Bohl
Covering Saint Augustine’s University and Meredith College
Investigative Reporting, 3rd place – Lena Geller
Yes for Durham Series
News Enterprise Reporting, 3rd place – Jane Porter
“We Gave Them a Pledge Never to Forget”
The Assembly Network brings together statewide and regional teams to produce exceptional, nationally recognized journalism about power and place in North Carolina. We deliver high-quality, rigorous, and revelatory reporting to the 11 million residents of our state, with a goal of sparking curiosity, bringing uncommon clarity to the issues of the day, and reflecting the diversity of experiences and perspectives in our state.
Our stories shed light on how power operates, make complicated issues more accessible, and deepen readers’ connection to the place they call home. In addition to our statewide newsroom, our local network includes INDY in the Triangle, CityView in Fayetteville, Border Belt Independent in the Sandhills, The Thread in Greensboro, and The Line in Western Wake County. Our work is made possible by a combination of member support, advertising, events, and philanthropy.
