N.C. Media News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/media/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Mon, 14 Jul 2025 01:38:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png N.C. Media News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/media/ 32 32 210991526 I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry. https://www.theassemblync.com/media/neo-nazi-militant-accelerationism-movement-north-carolina/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=50067 A reporter gets a first-hand look at how the ‘militant accelerationism’ movement operates.]]>

A reporter gets a first-hand look at how the ‘militant accelerationism’ movement operates.

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Greensboro Daily Photo Showcases the City, One Shot at a Time https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/greensboro-daily-photo-showcases-the-city-one-shot-at-a-time/ Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=48288 Janis Antonek started the Greensboro Daily Photo blog in 2008, a place to share photos she captured in the community. ]]>

Janis Antonek started the Greensboro Daily Photo blog in 2008, a place to share photos she captured in the community.

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What’s the Secret Sauce Behind Ray’s Weather, Western NC’s Favorite Forecast? https://www.theassemblync.com/media/rays-weather-forecast-western-nc/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=38212 How the self-taught weatherman behind Ray’s Weather knew Hurricane Helene would be a historic catastrophe. ]]>

How the self-taught weatherman behind Ray’s Weather knew Hurricane Helene would be a historic catastrophe. 

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Mark Robinson Drops Lawsuit Against CNN, Says He’s Exiting Politics https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/mark-robinson-lawsuit-cnn-porn-allegations/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:12:16 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=36713 In December, the combative former lieutenant governor asked a federal judge to rewrite libel laws. On Friday, he conceded that “continuing to pursue retribution from CNN is a futile effort.”]]>

In December, the combative former lieutenant governor asked a federal judge to rewrite libel laws. On Friday, he conceded that “continuing to pursue retribution from CNN is a futile effort.”

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Farewell to the Longtime Home of Wilmington’s Black Press https://www.theassemblync.com/media/wilmington-journal-building-demolished-black-press/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:27:38 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=32375 Earlier this month, a wrecking crew crushed the historic and dilapidated home of The Wilmington Journal–one of the state’s oldest Black papers.]]>

Earlier this month, a wrecking crew crushed the historic and dilapidated home of The Wilmington Journal–one of the state’s oldest Black papers.

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Why We’re Suing Columbus County https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/courts/why-were-suing-columbus-county/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=27971 Columbus County’s handling of public records “evinces a pattern of ongoing and willful defiance of our state’s transparency laws.”]]>

Columbus County’s handling of public records “evinces a pattern of ongoing and willful defiance of our state’s transparency laws.”

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Too Good to Be True https://www.theassemblync.com/media/fake-governor-candidate-north-carolina-jolene-strickland/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=27109 When Jolene Strickland ran for governor in 1996, she received press coverage, money, and votes. If only she existed.]]>

When Jolene Strickland ran for governor in 1996, she received press coverage, money, and votes. If only she existed.

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After a Tragedy, A Fight Over Video Footage https://www.theassemblync.com/media/charlotte-police-shot-body-camera-footage/ Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=22133 Law enforcement vehicles respond to the April 29 shooting in CharlotteNews outlets have been seeking body-camera footage amid questions about how four Charlotte officers were killed.]]> Law enforcement vehicles respond to the April 29 shooting in Charlotte

News outlets have been seeking body-camera footage amid questions about how four Charlotte officers were killed.

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Nothing to See Here https://www.theassemblync.com/politics/north-carolina-general-assembly-public-records-transparency-law/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=21496 Lawmakers gave themselves the ability to sell, destroy, and disclose records as they see fit. Few are choosing to be transparent.]]>

Lawmakers gave themselves the ability to sell, destroy, and disclose records as they see fit. Few are choosing to be transparent.

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A Conservative Newspaper Looks To the Future https://www.theassemblync.com/media/rhino-times-conservative-paper-greensboro/ Fri, 07 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=20704 For over 30 years, The Rhino Times has been an anomaly—a right-wing alt-weekly in left-leaning Greensboro. ]]>

For over 30 years, The Rhino Times has been an anomaly—a right-wing alt-weekly in left-leaning Greensboro.

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