Trailblazing UNC Hussman women reflect on Women’s History Month
As Women’s History Month drew to a close, the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media reached out to three trailblazing women who have made…
UNC Hussman research key to North Carolina’s COVID-19 messaging
By Beth HatcherPeople turned to local media for COVID-19 information.People worried about others’ health as much as their own.People wondered what settings didn’t require a…
Research Publication Roundup: March 2021
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.Assistant…
Women’s lacrosse fans get a breath of fresh air on ESPN halftime show “Sound On with Tari and Amari”
by Barbara WiedemannAmari Pollard, Roy H. Park Fellow master’s candidate at UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, knows lacrosse. She knows content creation in…
Stacy Wall ’89 shoots from the hip about his award-winning, artful directorial style
by Barbara WiedemannUNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media alumnus Stacy Wall ’89, one of the industry’s most highly respected commercial directors and a generous…
Giulia Heyward ’21 (M.A.) named New York Times Fellow
By Beth HatcherUNC Hussman Roy H. Park Fellow Giulia Heyward ’21 (M.A.) will serve as a 2021–22 New York Times Fellow, joining a group of…
UNC Hussman Statement on Anti-Asian Violence and Harassment
In consultation with the school’s diversity and inclusion committee, faculty and staff, UNC Hussman Dean Susan King issued the following statement on behalf of UNC…
Introducing Project Oasis: New research and strategies for digital news startups
In partnership with the Google News Initiative, LION Publishers and Douglas K. Smith, the UNC Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media (CISLM), located…
Serving local news: Erica Beshears Perel ’98 named new director of CISLM
By Beth HatcherDuring Erica Beshears Perel’s two decades in the news industry — as a reporter, educator and executive — change has been the constant,…
Remembering media law scholar and teacher Michael Hoefges: 1960—2021
Associate Professor Emeritus Michael Hoefges, a founding coordinator of the M.A./J.D. dual degree program at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, passed away March…
Rebuilding trust in America: The challenge for journalists
On March 16, 2021, the Knight Foundation and the deans of the top journalism schools participating in the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism…
UNC Hussman students awarded prestigious advertising internship
By Beth HatcherTwo students from the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media recently received internships from the Multicultural Advertising Intern Program (MAIP) sponsored by…