UNC SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND JOURNALISM

'Zoombombing' brings up questions of cybersecurity and safety for UNC students

By Maydha Devarajan

The FBI issued a warning in March about the practice of "Zoombombings," where uninvited users hijack and disrupt teleconferences, often with offensive or racist images and language. UNC has not gone unaffected. Students in the Hussman School of Journalism and Media class MEJO 584: International Projects held a live premiere of their final project on April 29. Students say their Q&A session, hosted on Zoom, was interrupted by unidentified users — including a naked man — who screamed the n-word multiple times and that “no one f------ cares.” 

Dean Susan King will gift administration award money to Hussman students

By Katie Clark

This week, Dean Susan King of the Hussman School of Media and Journalism was named the 2019 Scripps Howard Administrator of the Year, recognizing her excellence in journalism and communication administration. King plans to use the award's monetary prize to fund extracurricular opportunities for Hussman students. 

Hussman School terminates business journalism degree, returns it to certificate program

By Lauren Cook

The Hussman School of Journalism and Media is getting rid of its business journalism major. 

Reese Innovation Lab partners with brands like Lenovo to tell stories

By Macy Meyer

The Reese News Lab and Emerging Technologies Lab have merged to form the Reese Innovation Lab, which combines journalistic, computer science and business disciplines to implement new, technologically-enhanced journalistic solutions like augmented reality, virtual reality and artificial intelligence.

UNC students hope to transform McCorkle Place through new art installation

By Anna Neil

A group of journalism students is fighting to revamp McCorkle Place by campaigning for art that recognizes the history of the location. 

A Hussman history: how an Arkansas newspaper war led to a landmark UNC donation

By Mattias Miller

Hussman emerged victorious – erasing his rival’s newsroom and creating a bitterness toward Hussman among its former staffers that persists to this day.

Applications to business journalism major suspended following uncertainty

By Morgan Topol

Here's what the future of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media business journalism major will look like and what people have to say about it. 

UNC dedicates new $15 million Media and Communications Center

By Jared McMasters

The University of North Carolina Athletics Department held its dedication ceremony for the newly opened Carolina Athletics Media and Communication Center on Friday.

Business journalism program faces uncertain future after losing leader

By A.J. OLeary

Following the resignation of Chris Roush, former director of UNC's business journalism major, the Hussman School of Journalism and Media currently has not issued a replacement. Dean Susan King of the school shares her thoughts on the future of the program and how current students in the program are affected. 

School of Media and Journalism renamed after $25 million gift from alumnus

By Maeve Sheehey

The School of Media and Journalism is now the the UNC-Chapel Hill Hussman School of Journalism and Media, following a $25 million gift from Walter and Ben Hussman.

The MJ-school evolves with the industry by using smartphones for video assignments

By Anna Southwell

It doesn't take a clunky, old video camera to tell a hard-hitting and compelling story. All you really need is the device that's already in your pocket. And the School of Media and Journalism plans to capitalize on that device: your smartphone. 

Professor wants to help students avoid debt at all costs with personal finance initiative

By Nathan Wesley

Carol Wolf, a UNC professor is embarking on a journey to teach personal finance to North Carolina students who may not know how to handle their fiscal assets in a more understandable way. 

New MJ-school partnership highlights diversity in the journalism field

By Emily Holler

The Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting is coming to the UNC School of Media and Journalism to highlight diversity in the journalism field, which is often white-dominated. This program, started by three veteran journalists, aims to hold its first workshop in November. All media and journalism students are welcome and encouraged to attend. 

Counteracting fake news and privacy invasions: UNC center set to examine digital life

By Preston Lennon

In response to the meteoric rise of big tech, UNC has created The Center for Information, Technology and Public Life. It will take a look at issues like fake news, interference in elections and privacy concerns. 

UNC students and archaeologists recapture a buried world of Judaism while abroad

“What Jodi is doing with this excavation is reshaping the way we think about Judaism in this historical period,” Rhinehart said, “which is also crazy to think about that you’re a part of her historically changing research.”

UNC archeologist leads students to uncover pieces of ancient Judaic history

“There you are, I’ve been waiting.” UNC students and leaders are closing the books on an excavation series in Huqoq, Isreal, but not without immense success. 

Media and Journalism class debuts documentary project on Venezuelan refugee crisis

By Janet Haver

MEJO 584: Documentary Multimedia Storytelling is a semester-long course in which students developed a multimedia project surrounding the stories of Venezuelan migrants in Medellín, Colombia. Their project debuted on Tuesday. 

Media can be a superpower, according to Stephen Friedman, former MTV president

By Kyle Arendas

It's no secret that Americans have lost trust in the media, as several big polls show. But one event tried to change that. 

School of Media and Journalism accepts students through the new admission process

By Brandon Gianikos

The UNC School of Media and Journalism's new admission process allows all students to apply, regardless of their GPA. The MJ-school just accepted their first class of applicants, with numbers consistent with previous years. 

Here's what you missed at Wednesday's University Governance Committee meeting

By Edward Trentzsch

The University Government Committee held a meeting on Wednesday to debate potential changes regarding the Faculty Code of University Government.