K-12/Outreach

The N.C. Scholastic Media Institute hosts students and advisers in Chapel Hill for intensive training in broadcast, newspaper, yearbook, literary magazine, design, online news, photojournalism and advising student media. In addition, the program features optional leadership and creativity bootcamps. The three-day Institute — one of the most cost-effective in the country — celebrates the best in N.C. student journalism through awards, scholarships and contests.

The Carolina Sports Journalism Camp provides a behind-the-scenes look at UNC’s sports media facilities while providing opportunities to meet visiting sports reporters and sports personalities. The camp features a Smith Center press conference, instruction on how to write a sports feature story and the experience of working on a sports media deadline. The three-day, application-based program hosts around 40 rising high school juniors and seniors each summer.

The Chuck Stone Program for Diversity in Education and Media gives 12 rising seniors the opportunity to experience classroom study, professional mentors and diversity education, all while on a college campus. The four-day program is fully-funded and application-based.