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The White House News Photographers Association has named UNC School of Media and Journalism senior Alex Kormann ’19 the WHNPA Student Still Photographer of the Year in the 2019 WHNPA ‘Eyes of History’ student contest.

In this episode of the Start Here / Never Stop Podcast, Dean Susan King chats with veteran journalist and adventurous alumna Ashlan Gorse Cousteau '02 — the co-star of the Travel Channel's Caribbean Pirate Treasure, a former Entertainment Tonight correspondent and a fill-in anchor for E! News.

Story by the University Gazette | Originally published Feb. 13, 2019, on gazette.unc.edu

The CBC-UNC Diversity Fellowship Program selected 12 top students from universities across the nation to engage in a hands-on workshop in March 2019 led by professionals of WRAL-TV and faculty members of the UNC School of Media and Journalism. Two of the selected dozen are MJ-school students — Kimothy Jones '19 (M.A.) and Maryam Mohamed '19.

In December 2018, Online Masters named the School of Media and Journalism's M.A. in Digital Communication the top online master's degree program in communication in the nation.

“How We Talk About Silent Sam: The Roles of Journalism and Public Relations in Framing Conversations about a Confederate Monument” will be held Wednesday, March 6, from 4:30-6 p.m. in 111 Carroll Hall.

Story by the UNC Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media | Originally published Feb. 8, 2019, on cislm.org

"You just have to say, 'I'm going forward. I'm not going to be afraid of anybody.'"

Story by The Daily Tar Heel | Originally published Feb. 5, 2019, on dailytarheel.com

Alumna Grace Raynor '15 is a Clemson beat reporter for The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina, and two-time recipient of the South Carolina Sportswriter of the Year.