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Visionary North Carolina corporate and community leader James Fletcher “Jim” Goodmon (b. 1943), long a generous benefactor and advocate for ethical and responsible communications, will be recognized by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree at the University’s 2018 Spring Commencement on Sunday, May 13, in Kenan Stadium.

Susan King, dean of the UNC School of Media Journalism, sent a letter to Sinclair Broadcast Group Executive Chairman David Smith on Wednesday, April 11, outlining her concerns on the issue surrounding Sinclair station anchors reading a statement that includes accusations that other news outlets publish “fake news.”

UNC School of Media and Journalism alumna Pamela Brown ’06 gained national prominence as a weekend anchor at ABC affiliate WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. Seven years later, she joined CNN, most recently as CNN’s senior White House correspondent and a fill-in anchor for “CNN Newsroom.”

Listen in to the Start Here / Never Stop Podcast with MJ-school Dean Susan King and alumna Lisa Arney '03 (M.A.), a senior communications manager at Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts.
 

Story by University Development | Originally published April 6, 2018, on stories.unc.edu

Walter E. Hussman Visiting Lecturer in Business Journalism Carol Wolf recently won a Student Undergraduate Teaching and Staff Award (SUTSA). The university-wide award comes with a $5,000 check that helps support recipients.

A vibrant and collaborative interdisciplinary research culture at the UNC School of Media and Journalism creates new knowledge, advances scholarship and helps reinvent media.

Listen in to the Start Here / Never Stop Podcast with MJ-school Dean Susan King and alumna Kat Downs Mulder '06, director of product at The Washington Post.
 

Story by University Development | Originally published March 28, 2018, on stories.unc.edu

Danielle Chemtob '19 is a student winner in the international Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ (SABEW) Best in Business contest. She won in the “stories written for professional publication” category.