Women’s lacrosse fans get a breath of fresh air on ESPN halftime show “Sound On with Tari and Amari”
March 26, 2021
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
March 26, 2021
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
March 25, 2021
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
March 21, 2021
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
March 18, 2021
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
March 16, 2021
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
March 15, 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
March 12, 2021
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
March 9, 2021
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…
Margaret Johnson ’91 named ‘Creative Person of the Year’ by Campaign US
March 9, 2021
Margaret Johnson ’91 was recently named “Creative Person of the Year” by Campaign US for her work with Goodby Silverstein & Partners (GS&P), where she…
The Charlotte Observer profiles SNL sketch written by UNC Hussman alumnus
March 3, 2021
Scott Fowler ’87 (at left), a columnist for The Charlotte Observer, recently wrote about a Saturday Night Live sketch co-written by another alumnus of the…
Emeritus Professor Harry Amana rounds out CABJ’s Black History Month with 30th anniversary celebration
March 3, 2021
by Amari Pollard ’21 (M.A.)To commemorate the last week of Black History Month, the Carolina Association of Black Journalists (CABJ) invited NC Media & Journalism…
