Research News

New Hussman School faculty member brings a different perspective to the school

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 2:00pm
The MJ-school is proud to welcome Deen Freelon to its faculty starting July 1, 2017, as an associate professor. His primary areas of expertise are political expression through digital media and the use of computer programming and computational methods to extract, preprocess, analyze and visualize large digital datasets.

Research Publication Roundup: April 2017

Saturday, April 1, 2017 - 5:03am
A vibrant and collaborative interdisciplinary research culture at the UNC School of Media and Journalism creates new knowledge, advances scholarship and helps reinvent media.

Hussman School doctoral alumna Diane Francis '16 (PhD) receives 2017 GEAB Impact Award

Friday, March 31, 2017 - 4:27pm
UNC School of Media and Journalism doctoral alumna Diane Francis '16 (Ph.D.) was recognized by the UNC Graduate School with a Graduate Education Advancement Board Impact Award for her graduate work in health communication in diverse communities.

UNC at the 67th annual conference of the International Communication Association

Friday, March 3, 2017 - 11:04am
Six faculty members, 11 graduate students and three alumnae will represent the UNC School of Media and Journalism May 25-29, 2017, at the 67th Annual Conference of the International Communication Association in San Diego.

Research Publication Roundup: March 2017

Wednesday, March 1, 2017 - 1:54am
A vibrant and collaborative interdisciplinary research culture at the UNC School of Media and Journalism creates new knowledge, advances scholarship and helps reinvent media.

Research Publication Roundup: February 2017

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 - 2:07am
A vibrant and collaborative interdisciplinary research culture at the UNC School of Media and Journalism creates new knowledge, advances scholarship and helps reinvent media.

Social capital and the impact of advocacy networks

Tuesday, December 20, 2016 - 12:24pm
Assistant Professor Adam Saffer’s research takes a network perspective to investigate a range of communication questions around how the concepts of social networks and social capital work in public relations, political communication and health communication.

Hussman School awards $20,000 in seed grants to four faculty members for research projects

Thursday, December 8, 2016 - 11:55am
Four UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media faculty members were awarded a total of $20,000 in seed grants for promising research projects.

Research Publication Roundup: December 2016

Thursday, December 1, 2016 - 1:06am
A vibrant and collaborative interdisciplinary research culture at the UNC School of Media and Journalism creates new knowledge, advances scholarship and helps reinvent media.

Well Said podcast: News deserts

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - 12:00am
As news organizations continue to pay closer attention to the bottom dollar of the business, the fate of local newspapers and community journalism hangs in the balance.