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Story by The Daily Tar Heel | Originally published Jan. 10, 2019, on dailytarheel.com

UNC School of Media and Journalism Emeritus Professor Carol Reuss died Monday, Dec. 31, 2018. Reuss was a pioneer as one of the first women on the faculty when she joined the school in 1976. She taught the first public relations courses in the school and helped build the school's PR specialization. The school will host a memorial service for Reuss from 2-4 p.m. on, Sunday, Feb. 17, in Carroll Hall's Freedom Forum.

A project team from the UNC School of Media and Journalism has been named a semi-finalist in "AI and the News: An Open Challenge" — a call for innovative solutions to reshape the landscape of news with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).

The University will be closed for Winter Break from Dec. 24-28, for New Year's Eve on Monday, Dec. 31, and for New Year's Day on Tuesday, Jan. 1.

Story by University Communications | Originally published Dec. 19, 2018, on unc.edu

Story by University Communications | Originally published Dec. 17, 2018, on unc.edu

This special edition Start Here / Never Stop Podcast presents a panel discussion around an important topic within the UNC School of Media and Journalism — how to tell the stories of diverse cultures and communities with sensitivity and respect.

Story by University Communications | Originally published Dec. 11, 2018, on unc.edu

This is the ninth year MJ-school students will compete with one another to win over their semester client, Fox Sports, with a unique public relations campaign.

UPDATE: According to the Alert Carolina announcement made on Monday, Dec. 10, at 5:46 p.m., the University will stay in Condition 2 until 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11. Exams within the MJ-school originally scheduled to begin prior to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11, will be rescheduled on a course-by-course basis.