[W-NCZW] North Carolina Zoo Wire
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The North Carolina Zoo Wire provides coverage of news, events, press releases, animal birthdays, and other updates from the NC Zoo. Acme News has been covering the North Carolina Zoo since 2018, including:
- Attending every Zoo Council meeting
- Reporting on all Zoo press releases
- Tracking events and animal birthdays
- Maintaining a library of thousands of photos from the Zoo, including animals, art, and more
All articles in this wire adhere to AP style guidelines and Acme News' News Reporting Policy.
Packages include:
- Articles: Article, photo (from our library or provided by the Zoo), and out notes and sources.
- Standalones: A photo with IPTC caption and a notes and sources.
Subscribers to our NC Zoo wire also receive access to our NC Zoo tracking calendar, which shows news, important information, and events.
TYPE
Wire Service
AREA
North Carolina Zoo
(Asheboro, N.C., U.S.A.)
DATA FORMATS
- Google Calendar
- Text List (Custom Format)
- Programmatic Access
- CSV / JSON
FREQUENCY
Updated Weekly
You can view our reporting of the North Carolina Zoo by clicking the button below.
[DF-NC_76_E] Randolph County Events
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Events for Randolph County, N.C. This data feed acts an an event calendar and contains information for community events, parades, concerts, festivals, farmers markets, government meetings, NC Zoo events, job fairs, blood drives, and more. (Events in the data feed usually contain either a link to the event source, or an attached flyer, photo, or other file.)
The event calendar is updated at least once each week with news events and usually covers at least 90 days of upcoming events.
Access is available via Google Calendar, as an ICAL, CSV, or JSON file. We can also provide you a text or PDF file that uses custom dates and/or your outlet uses a custom format for listing events or word count. (See example below)
TYPE
Data Feed
AREA
Randolph County, N.C., U.S.A.
DATA FORMATS
- Google Calendar
- Text List (Custom Format)
- Programmatic Access
- CSV / JSON
FREQUENCY
Updated Weekly
Here is an example of data for events for tomorrow. In this example, the format being used is:
[Date (MONTH DAY)] [Time] - [Title] - [Location] [Event Details]
The formatting of the text can be modified to match how your outlet lists events.
Acme News is Moving to a New Domain in 2025
Acme News is Moving to a New Domain
Starting January 1, 2025, Acme News will transition to our new domain name: acmenews.net
What’s Changing?
- Website: We’ve launched a new website acmenews.net, which provides access to our reporting, resources, and data while also providing a hub for our partner news outlets to access our journalism content and services.
- Emails: All Acme News email addresses will now use the @acmenews.net domain.
What Do You Need to Do?
- Bookmark our new site: acmenews.net.
- Update your contact list with our new email addresses.
Timeline
The new domain name, including the website and new email addresses are active now. Starting Jan 1, 2025, we will officially switch all emails to the new domain.
As it will take some time for us to make the transition to the new domain we will continue to maintain the old domain through the end of 2025. Any emails sent to our old domain (@acmenewsnc.com) during this time will be automatically forwarded to the new domain.
Why the change?
This change is necessary to improve our email infrastructure and consolidate IT resources while having the added benefit of centralizing Acme News’ reporting, data, and resources.
Questions / Issues?
During this transition if you have any questions or encounter any issues, reach out to our systems operations team by submitting a ticket via our help center, or by sending an email to help@acmevnt.com.
Randolph News Now Expands Reach
UPDATE - In 2022, Randolph News Now was purchased by the North State Journal. Click here to find out more.
As readership on Randolph News Now continues to grow, we have been working behind the scenes to reach more even readers and offer more convenient ways for our readers to stay informed.
We are excited to announce that Randolph News Now has been accepted on the Google News platform and the Bundle News App.
Google News
In September, Randolph News Now was officially recognized as an approved news source on Google News.
Google News is a widely-used news aggregator service developed by Google, presenting links to articles organized from thousands of publishers and magazines. Accessible as an app on Android, iOS, and the Web, Google News will now feature content from our site. As we continue to establish ourselves as a trusted news source, our articles will increasingly appear in various places on Google, including local news searches.
Bundle News App
Following our acceptance on Google News, we were also approved for the Bundle News app just a month later. Bundle is one of the top-rated news apps, delivering a comprehensive collection of news stories from 15,000 outlets across 20 countries and 23 categories. Users can follow a diverse range of sources, including local, national, and global news outlets, as well as specialized blogs covering tech, science, sports, music, and entertainment, to create a personalized news feed.
Newsbreak
We were also recently made aware that article from Randolph News Now are now appearing on Newsbreak. A news aggregator website and app. While we did not apply to be a news source on Newsbreak we’re happy to be where our readers are.
Getting approved as a news source on these apps and websites has been a process involving developing and publishing editorial guidelines, and improving the sites back end to allow news feeds to be publicly accessible to these services.
“While this is certainly exciting news, at its core, Randolph News Now is a local news site and our main goal remains providing fast, factual, accurate reporting on breaking news, crime, and events to the residents of Randolph County,” said Scott Pelkey, Managing Director of Acme Ventures LLC and the lead Journalist for Acme News.
“None of this would have been possible without support from our local readers and we’re excited to see where the journey of operating a local news site takes us.”