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.…
On the air: Carolina Connection
Jan. 26, 2022
By Beth HatcherAva Pukatch ’22 didn’t even know she liked audio journalism until she joined Carolina Connection, UNC Hussman’s student-produced radio show and podcast platform.Then,…
Eric Garcia ’14 discusses his new book ‘We’re Not Broken: Changing the Autism Conversation’
Jan. 26, 2022
Autistic people don’t need to be fixed, they need to be included — that was the theme threading through 2014 graduate Eric Garcia’s Jan. 19, 2022,…
Listening for diversity: Student podcast explores inclusivity in media
Jan. 18, 2022
By Beth HatcherGeneration Z. Southeast Asian immigrants. Spider-Man.UNC Hussman students discuss these topics and more in the podcast “Can You Hear Us Now: Inclusivity in…
