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Research Publication Roundup: February 2019

February 4, 2019, 8:53 PM
A vibrant and collaborative interdisciplinary research culture at the UNC School of Media and Journalism creates new knowledge, advances scholarship and helps reinvent media.

Haven't you people ever heard of the UNC Ph.D. candidate who produced a Panic! song?

January 30, 2019, 10:37 AM
Story by The Daily Tar Heel | Originally published Jan. 30, 2019, on dailytarheel.com

Meet this year’s Media and Journalism School commencement speaker

January 30, 2019, 10:17 AM
Story by The Daily Tar Heel | Originally published Jan. 30, 2019, on dailytarheel.com

Five industry leaders to be inducted into NC Media and Journalism Hall of Fame in 2019

January 29, 2019, 10:55 AM
The NC Media and Journalism Hall of Fame will induct Taylor Branch, Margaret Johnson, Mary E. Junck, Rochelle Riley and David B. Woronoff on Friday, April 12, 2019. Honorees will be recognized during a gala benefit at 6:30 p.m. at The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill. The benefit, which includes a reception, dinner and program, will support the MJ-school in its critical role in developing future leaders in the media and journalism professions.

Foreign correspondent Jacqueline Charles ’94 to deliver Hussman School’s Spring 2019 Commencement address

January 25, 2019, 5:02 PM
by Barbara Wiedemann
The Miami Herald’s Jacqueline Charles ’94 will speak to graduates of the UNC School of Media and Journalism on Saturday, May 11, at 3:30 p.m. in Carmichael Arena. Charles is a Pulitzer Prize finalist and Emmy-award winning Caribbean Correspondent at the Herald, a McClatchy-owned paper which circulates in greater Miami and is read throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.

Kimberley Strassel, The Wall Street Journal editorial board member and columnist, to give her view on Washington Feb. 26 at Hussman School

January 24, 2019, 2:56 PM
The UNC School of Media and Journalism will host The Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley Strassel for a public lecture and discussion at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, in Gerrard Hall. Strassel is a member of the Journal’s editorial board and writes its weekly Potomac Watch column.

225 years of Tar Heels: Karen Parker

January 24, 2019, 1:25 PM
Story by University Communications | Originally published Jan. 24, 2018, on unc.edu

Award-winning writer Marita Golden to spend week in residence with Hussman School Feb. 10-14

January 23, 2019, 3:24 PM
The UNC School of Media and Journalism will host Marita Golden — award-winning author distinguished in both nonfiction and fiction genres — for a week in residence Feb. 10-14 to include guest class lectures, a writing workshop and student-mentoring opportunities.

225 years of Tar Heels: Jason Kilar

January 18, 2019, 12:28 PM
Story by University Communications | Originally published Jan. 18, 2018, on unc.edu

Looking to join the School of Media and Journalism? Here's the new application process

January 13, 2019, 10:22 AM
Story by The Daily Tar Heel | Originally published Jan. 13, 2019, on dailytarheel.com