A Venezuelan asylum seeker living in North Carolina legally was among those the Trump administration deported to El Salvador. The father of two had no criminal record. Tremendous reporting from The Assembly. www.theassemblync.com/politics/tru...

Leading documentary work with empathy. Highly recommend this interview with photographer Lisa Elmaleh. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

For The Washington Post, Brady Dennis and I spent a couple days checking in with farmers in western North Carolina to see how recovery is going four months after Hurricane Helene. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Talk about a driveway moment! Thanks to NPR’s @arishapiro + Andrew Limbong for talking Thank You Please Come Again last night on All Things Considered. An awesome surprise! www.npr.org/2024/12/12/n...

Gas stations fueling the savviest traveler of them all 🎄

Agreed. This story took over my Sunday afternoon.

Look out fam—gift subscriptions to the best journalism in North Carolina coming to your stocking.

Calling all holiday shoppers: THANK YOU PLEASE COME AGAIN, my coffee table book of photography, is currently 20% off at bittersoutherner.com, and - this week only - I am mailing signed bookplates at no charge. Buy from anywhere, DM me your mailing address 📫 bsgeneralstore.com/products/tha...

Thrilled to find THANK YOU PLEASE COME AGAIN on NPR’s year-end list: 2024 Books We Love. I love y’all right back, NPR! apps.npr.org/best-books/#...

Truly THE BEST. Do yourself a favor folks.

A beautiful take on Maya Freelon’s latest creative endeavors and how they fit within the current and past histories of Stagville via @eddysarah.bsky.social

Join us tonight, 7pm, at the UNC journalism school, where we’ll talk photojournalism, gas station food, and election coverage. Free and open to the public!