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Creating immersive, explanatory storytelling is expensive, but cloud computing can help by allowing creators to take advantage of the power of dozens of computers at one time. Spencer Barnes, associate professor in the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, plans to prove that.

by Barbara Wiedemann
UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media graduate Spencer Bakalar ’13 is a senior video producer at Time magazine, where she has the opportunity to film world leaders and newsmakers on a regular basis. She and her twin sister, Madison, were Covenant Scholars at Carolina. Both have found their way to successful storytelling careers, in part thanks to the path towards a debt-free graduation that was paved by the signature scholarship program.

Don Shaw '59, '60 (M.A.) — alumnus, professor, eminent communication historian and theorist, retired U.S. Army Reserve officer and writer — passed away Oct. 19, 2021. Shaw taught at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media for 46 years. He was the Kenan Professor Emeritus at the school.

The UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media is hosting eight media professionals and academics from Asia as part of its Visiting International Scholars (VIS) program. The scholars spend one year learning about the American media landscape and performing their own research. UNC Hussman Associate Professor Suman Lee is the program’s faculty adviser.

by Barbara Wiedemann
UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media Professor Daniel Kreiss, whose research explores the impact of technological change on the public sphere and political practice, gave a hybrid public lecture to a Carolina Public Humanities audience on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 13, on social media and democracy. Listeners participated in person at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill and from the professionally filmed and mixed live Zoom broadcast.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel is seeking a transformational leader to serve as dean of the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media with a vision for the future and the ability to lead change.

By Beth Hatcher
Good web design puts the user first, and at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media Associate Professor Laura Ruel makes sure her students know their way around making a website user friendly.
It’s just good business.

With a slate of faculty searches this semester, the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media is invested in the future and poised to add significantly to its scholarly and professional depth and expertise — a traditional hallmark of the school.

by Barbara Wiedemann
More than 230 UNC Hussman community members from around the country logged into Zoom at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29, under the UNC Hussman Webinar Series banner for a unique opportunity to hear from one of the country’s most widely respected foreign correspondents, David Zucchino ’73, on his 20-year-long view of Afghanistan.

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