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Five UNC School of Media and Journalism faculty — Joe Cabosky, Nori Comello, Rhonda Gibson, Allison Lazard and Adam Saffer — will each receive $5,000 in research seed grant funding from the school.

Two student-produced reports on North Carolina's state parks appeared on UNC-TV's "N.C. Now." The reports are the ninth and 10th stories in an ongoing multiyear series on the state park system.

Three UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media doctoral students will present their research at the 40th annual conference of the Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR) in Chicago, Nov. 20-21, 2015.

Four UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media faculty members are participating in the National Communication Association in Las Vegas Nov. 19-22, 2015. Assistant professors Joe Cabosky, Dan Kim, Allison Lazard and Adam Saffer will present papers or participate in panel discussions.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees presented its highest honor, the William Richardson Davie Award, to UNC School of Media and Journalism alumnus Roy H. Park Jr. on Nov. 18, 2015, in recognition of his “dedication, commitment, loyalty and service.”

Nine UNC School of Media and Journalism students were recognized in the 70th College Photographer of the Year (CPOY) competition. The Carolina Photojournalism Workshop's "Rooted in the Rapids" won the large group multimedia project. Carolyn Van Houten, a recent graduate, was named the college photographer of the year.

Story by University Development | Originally published Nov. 18, 2015, on stories.unc.edu

The UNC School of Media and Journalism is hosting Deborah Potter, president and executive director of NewsLab, Nov. 16-20, 2015, as the school’s second Stembler Visiting Professional.

UNC School of Media and Journalism students and alumni won many awards at the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas/Associated Press annual luncheon Saturday, Nov. 5, 2015, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The awards recognize the best of TV, radio and online journalism in North and South Carolina for professionals and students.

Tori Ekstrand will teach her first UNC Master of Arts in Technology and Communication course next semester, but she is quite comfortable—and experienced—leading professional communicators and online learners.
Ekstrand, an assistant professor in the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media and former director of corporate communications for The Associated Press, will teach JOMC 718: “Media Law for the Digital Age” for second-year MATC students.