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The Assembly Network has been recognized with 36 awards from the North Carolina Press Association this year. That includes The Assembly‘s third win in a row on the Duke University/Green-Rossiter Award Distinguished Newspaper Work in Higher Education Reporting.
Carli Brosseau and Sarah Nagem have been recognized with the Henry Lee Weathers Freedom of Information Award for their dogged pursuit of public records in Columbus County.
Assembly contributing photographer Cornell Watson was recognized as the Hugh Morton Photographer of the Year, while our collaborative project on Shotspotter that drew from teams in Greensboro, Wilmington, Durham, and Fayetteville won for City and County Government Reporting.
All our newsrooms compete in Division O, for online news. The annual awards dinner will be held September 18, 2025.
The Assembly
Cornell Watson – 1st Place, Hugh Morton Photographer of the Year
Carli Brosseau and Sarah Nagem – Henry Lee Weathers Freedom of Information Award
Columbus County Public Records Reporting
Staff – 1st Place, Duke University/Green-Rossiter Award
Distinguished Newspaper Work in Higher Education Reporting
Tim Brown – 1st Place, Sports Feature Writing
The Timeless Boyhood of a Baseball Lifer
Daniel Walton – 1st Place, Religion & Faith Reporting
Voices in the Wilderness
Cornell Watson – 1st Place, Sports Feature Photography
The Timeless Boyhood of a Baseball Lifer
Kate Medley – 1st Place, Feature Photography
Place How the N.C. Legislature Bankrolls Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Joe Killian – 1st Place, Election/Political Reporting
Mark Robinson and the Suspension of Disbelief
Staff – 1st Place, City/County Government Reporting
ShotSpotter Says It Curbs Gun Violence–But Does It?
Michael Hewlett – 1st Place, Beat News Reporting
Criminal Justice Reporting
John Railey – 1st Place, Beat Feature Reporting
Confessions of a Journalist
Billy Warden – 1st Place, Arts and Entertainment Reporting
In Search of a Sex-Positive South
Jimmy Ryals – 2nd Place, Sports Feature Writing
A Small City Fights to Hold on to Baseball
Matt Hartman and Zachery Eanes – 2nd Place, Sports Enterprise Reporting
UNC’s Risky Belichick Math
Tyler Northrup – 2nd Place, Sports Feature Photography
A Small City Fights to Hold on to Baseball
Allison Joyce – 2nd Place, Feature Photography
Still Searching
Emily Cataneo – 2nd Place, News Feature Writing
What Is Really Going On With Charlotte the Stingray?
Staff – 2nd Place, Headline Writing
Emily Vespa – 2nd Place, Election/Political Reporting
Election Turmoil Comes to a Rural County
Carli Brosseau and Jeffrey Billman – 2nd Place – Education Reporting
Moore County’ Conservative Civil War
Bill Arthur – 2nd Place, Business Writing
How Southern Season, a Chapel Hill Foodie Dream, Met Its End
Matt Hartman – 3rd Place, Sports Enterprise Reporting
Is the Long Reign of UNC Women’s Soccer Over?
Madeline Gray – 3rd Place, Feature Photography
Lionfish: Invasive and Delicious
CityView
Bill Kirby Jr. – 1st Place – Serious Columns
Staff – 1st Place, Mark Binker Public Notice Award
American Titanium Metal
Staff – 1st Place, Magazine or Niche Publication
CityView Magazine March 2025 “The Women’s Issue”
Staff – 2nd Place, Magazine or Niche Publication
CityView Magazine July 2024 “The Military Issue”
Evey Weisblat – 2nd Place, General News Reporting
Kinlaw’s Prepares to Rebuild in Wake of Devastating Fire
Staff – 3rd Place, Magazine or Niche Publication
DestinationFAY 2024-2025
Lexi Solomon – 3rd Place, Education Reporting
At Some Cumberland County Schools, More Than Half of Students Are Chronically Absent
Border Belt Independent
Staff – 2nd Place, Community Coverage
Robeson County Sheriff Promises Transparency
Ben Rappaport – 3rd Place, Election/Political Reporting
In Scotland County, Voters Say Candidates Must Show Up
INDY
Chase Pellegrini de Paur – 1st Place, News Feature Writing
Flagstock Promised a ‘Rager.’ It Wasn’t Really That Fun.
Angelica Edwards – 3rd Place, Spot Photography
At UNC, Police Confront Protesters at Gaza Solidarity Encampment
Nicole Pajor Moore – 3rd Place, Illustration/Photo Illustration/Print or interactive graphics The INDY’s Earth Day 2024 Special Edition
Lena Geller – 3rd Place, Beat Feature Reporting
Food coverage
The Assembly Network is redefining how North Carolinians connect with the places they live. Our mission is to deliver trusted local news, compelling storytelling, and uniquely voiced cultural coverage that help readers understand and navigate where they live.
In addition to our statewide newsroom covering power and place, our local network includes INDY in the Triangle, CityView in Fayetteville, the Border Belt Independent in the Sandhills, and The Thread in Greensboro. Our work is made possible by a combination of subscriber and member support, advertising, events, and philanthropy.