Kate Medley
@katemedley.bsky.social
Photojournalist covering the American South: @nytimes @WaPo @wsj
Author: THANK YOU PLEASE COME AGAIN
Member: @nppa @womenphotograph
Durham, NC
www.katemedley.com
Author: THANK YOU PLEASE COME AGAIN
Member: @nppa @womenphotograph
Durham, NC
www.katemedley.com
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...
He Was Living In N.C. Legally. Why Was He Deported?
Julio Zambrano, a Venezuelan asylum seeker with no criminal record, was living in Davidson. Why did the Trump administration deport him to El Salvador?
www.theassemblync.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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...
Foto Podcast 017 - Lisa Elmaleh
Podcast Episode · Foto Podcast · 02/12/2025 · 57m
podcasts.apple.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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...
Months after Hurricane Helene, North Carolina farms are still in crisis
Hurricane Helene inflicted huge losses on North Carolina farms. As many farmers wait for aid to flow, some wonder whether they can — or should — begin again.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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...
December 13, 2024 at 2:21 PM
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 🎄
December 13, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Gas stations fueling the savviest traveler of them all 🎄
Agreed. This story took over my Sunday afternoon.
This is a masterpiece of both investigative reporting and narrative storytelling. Please take the time to read this haunting piece and to marvel at what @davidmcswane.bsky.social has uncovered.
I'll be thinking about this story for a long, long time:
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
I'll be thinking about this story for a long, long time:
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
A Hospital Helped a Beloved Doctor’s Practice Flourish Even as It Suspected He Was Hurting Patients
Hailed as a savior upon his arrival in Helena, Dr. Thomas C. Weiner became a favorite of patients and his hospital’s highest earner. As the myth surrounding the high-profile oncologist grew, so did th...
www.propublica.org
December 9, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Agreed. This story took over my Sunday afternoon.
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December 2, 2024 at 7:21 PM
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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...
Thank You Please Come Again: How Gas Stations Feed & Fuel the American South
THANK YOU PLEASE COME AGAIN : How Gas Stations Feed & Fuel the American South - A Photographic Road Trip by Kate Medley ~ with Powerful Opening Essay by Kiese Laymon. THANK YOU PLEASE COME AGAIN ...
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November 30, 2024 at 2:41 PM
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/#...
November 26, 2024 at 1:24 PM
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.
Siblings Arturo and Karina Perez’s tortillas have family history, a slate of North Carolina ingredients, and the Bill Smith stamp of approval. indyweek.com/food-and-dri...
Homegrown Flour Tortilla Business Del Norte Keeps Things Local
Siblings Arturo and Karina Perez's tortillas have family history, North Carolina ingredients, and the Bill Smith stamp of approval.
indyweek.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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
In Maya Freelon's forthcoming "Whippersnappers" exhibition at Historic Stagville, an otherwise cheap item—$1.99 at drug stores, held together with Elmer’s glue—resourcefully transforms a site of violence into a prism that refracts hidden histories outward.
indyweek.com/culture/at-h...
indyweek.com/culture/at-h...
At Historic Stagville, Maya Freelon Uses a Delicate Medium to Draw Out History's True Colors
"Whippersnappers," Maya Freelon's moving new exhibition at Historic Stagville, reimagines the lives of enslaved children.
indyweek.com
November 13, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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!
November 13, 2024 at 3:56 PM
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!