Researching representation: Ph.D. candidate Michele Meyer works with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
March 10, 2022
Deep into the coronavirus pandemic, Michele Meyer had a moment. She loved her studies as a doctoral student at UNC Hussman but didn’t see a career catered…
Read all about it: Studying women’s contributions to journalism
March 8, 2022
By Beth HatcherPicture 19th- and 20th-century kids who sold newspapers on the streets in American cities — referred to in slang as newsies.Now, picture one…
Five UNC Hussman students accept 2022 Multicultural Advertising Intern Program fellowships
March 4, 2022
There is some headway to be made in making advertising and public relations as a profession reflective of the diversity of our nation. In 2022,…
Research Publication Roundup: February 2022
Feb. 28, 2022
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.…
“The Legacy of Ida B. Wells: A Conversation with the Co-Founders of the Society” recap
Feb. 25, 2022
By Taylin Cain ’23, IBWS internIn honor of Black History Month and its fifth anniversary, the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting hosted a special…
Students score with Sports Journalism Institute acceptance
Feb. 17, 2022
By Beth HatcherSports don’t just happen on the field, they play across the greater cultural landscape, influencing everything from fashion to politics.And as a microcosm…
Teaching the history of America’s Black press
Feb. 16, 2022
1827 — Freedom’s Journal, America’s first Black-owned and operated newspaper, began publication. 1852 — The African Methodist Episcopal Church established The Christian Recorder, the oldest continuously published…
Alex and Kelsey take New York
Feb. 14, 2022
By Barbara Wiedemann “Go find Kelsey!” Ohio native Alex Walkowski’s friend Erin Bissette ’16 forwarded the rising UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media junior a…
Carolina students pitch, develop and place stories with local, statewide media outlets
Feb. 8, 2022
“Having the initiative to find a passion project together and pursuing it almost at all costs. Really owning it. Having the perseverance to knock on…
Top 10 Curtis Media Center facts
Feb. 2, 2022
1 The first new building erected near Polk Place in over a decade Our new Curtis Media Center, a three-story brick and glass beacon stretching 45…
Kevin Gomez-Gonzalez ’23 named to National Humanities Leadership Council
Jan. 28, 2022
The National Humanities Center (NHC) headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, welcomed 17 undergraduates to its inaugural National Humanities Leadership Council in January 2022, including UNC…
Research Publication Roundup: January 2022
Jan. 26, 2022
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.…
