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“(One of) the best unsung investigative journalists working in print in the United States… Yeoman specializes in becoming a part of his subjects’ lives; he works hard to dispel the image of the parachute journalist who drops in, grabs the story, and runs.” — Columbia Journalism Review

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Current Work

Current Work

Lawyer, Organizer, Sheriff, Priest
The Assembly
As the Trump administration raps up deportations, one North Carolina county contends with the limits of its ability to protect immigrants. With Vibhav Nandagiri.

The Great Biogas Boondoggle
Sierra magazine;
Food & Environment Reporting Network

North Carolina’s hog industry is jumping on the renewable energy bandwagon.

Finding Hope Across State Lines
Harvard Public Health magazine;
The Assembly

As states outlaw lifesaving medical care for transgender youth, a national network is helping them get the treatment they need.

Too Good to Be True
The Assembly
When Jolene Strickland ran for North Carolina governor in 1996, she received press coverage, money, and votes. If only she existed.

Bayou Bandleader
National Wildlife
Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes melds the musical sounds of Louisiana with the rhythms of the natural world.

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