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

Story by the UNC Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media | Originally published March 1, 2019, on cislm.org

The UNC School of Media and Journalism is seeking an Accounting Manager to work closely with the School of Media and Journalism Foundation, Inc., the School’s Development Office and Business Office accounting staff to support the increasingly complex accounting and reporting needs of the Foundation and school.

Alumnus Stefan Prelog '96 (M.A.) is currently a senior vice president at Rubenstein in New York City where he develops communications and brand building programs for leading alternative investment managers, private equity firms, real estate investment trusts, investment banks and public companies using strategic public relations and digital media solutions.

UNC Chapel-Hill has awarded UNC School of Media and Journalism Associate Professor Spencer Barnes a 2019 Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.

by Barbara Wiedemann
Distinguished alumna Helene Cooper ’87, Pulitzer Prize-winning Pentagon correspondent for The New York Times, brought a searing wit and generous spirit to Carolina on Monday, Feb. 25, including an afternoon conversation with students at the UNC School of Media and Journalism, followed by a public lecture on “Gathering Global Stories” in the UNC Center for Global Initiatives’ Nelson Mandela Auditorium to commemorate the center’s 25th anniversary.

"NSAC is a non-stop creative challenge that'll make even the least competitive person in the world competitive," said senior Thoko Zimba '19.

Story by The Daily Tar Heel | Originally published Feb. 25, 2019, on dailytarheel.com

Alumna Leah Ashburn '92 is a second-generation family owner of Highland Brewing Company and serves as its CEO and president. Highland is the largest brewery native to North Carolina, the largest family-owned brewery in the Southeast and Asheville’s first brewery since Prohibition.

"Today, business journalism is a tremendous way to make people care about what happens far from their home, either as workers, consumers, shareholders or managers." Champagne said. "It is just one example of how important business journalism is to understand the impact of international operations abroad, an impact at times very positive or very negative."