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The UNC Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life researches the intersection of technology platforms and democratic society. Its work analyzes how social differences shape unequal dynamics in our information systems and prioritizes questions of power and institutions. The Center creates essential research across multiple fields and methods that are grounded in a shared commitment to equality and justice.
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The UNC Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media (CISLM) seeks to grow a more equitable and sustainable future for local news, the journalists who make it and the communities that need it. Through the intersection of research, education and practice, the Center will redefine sustainability to mean more than revenue. The Center will cultivate, feed and support the human resources who will reinvent journalism.
The Center is funded by grants from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and UNC’s Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost.
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The UNC Center for Media Law and Policy is an interdisciplinary forum for study and debate about media law and policy issues facing North Carolina, the nation and the world. The Center’s work reflects the tremendous changes in media worldwide — particularly the advent of online and mobile technologies and their effects on traditional and new media operations, as well as their impact on government and business.
The Center capitalizes on the extraordinary strengths of UNC-Chapel Hill’s highly regarded law and journalism programs. Center events and projects bring together a diverse group of scholars, media professionals and practicing attorneys. Faculty and students conduct media law and policy research, host public events and work to educate North Carolina’s business community about the impact and opportunity associated with rapid media innovation.
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The Communicating for Health Impact (CHI) Lab (pronounced “CHEE”) is dedicated to promoting health through communication. The lab’s research projects focus on understanding effective communication practices for behavior change.
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UNC Blue Sky Innovations at the Reese Innovation Lab is a community of students and professionals working to reshape the future of media and journalism through design thinking, product development, audience engagement, computational journalism and emerging technologies.
Blue Sky isn’t just working on the tools and techniques that are changing journalism today, but on developing entirely new ways of telling stories and engaging audiences with immersive media such as augmented and virtual reality.
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The North Carolina Scholastic Media Association (NCSMA) is a statewide organization that promotes excellence in scholastic journalism and encourages respect for freedom of the press.
NCSMA also promotes professional growth of journalism advisers and speaks for scholastic media in matters of curriculum and instruction that affect journalism education.