UNC School of Media and Journalism

Christa Gala is both an adjunct professor in the UNC School of Media and Journalism and the editor-in-chief for Raleigh Magazine. Staff writer Leah Moore ...

Q&A with SNL head writer, UNC graduate Bryan Tucker

By Rachel Jones | January 27

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Mandatory courses change for journalism

By Sarah McAdon | November 6

Many School of Media and Journalism students who have already worked hard in ECON 101 and POLI 100 are upset those classes are no longer required for ...

Groups warn against Yik Yak for anonymous harassment

By Kent McDonald | November 6

Yik Yak is facing non-anonymous criticism from women’s and civil rights groups for harassing, threatening content featured on the app.

Susan Scott and Chancellor Carol Folt watch as North Carolina women’s soccer legend Mia Hamm inducts Stuart Scott into the Hall of Fame.

Scott inducted into the N.C. Journalism Hall of Fame

By Evan Chronis | October 25

“He became, for so many people, the spirit of Carolina, a dream of what this place could be.”

Reese News Lab's Capitol Hound transcribing outsourced to Nepal

By Felicia Bailey | October 13

Capitol Hound, Reese News Lab’s online database, gives subscribers the ability to sift through hours of N.C. General Assembly meetings by typing a single ...

Reese News Lab seeks racial diversity

By Deborah Harris | September 11

The Reese News Lab is known for experimenting with new ideas in the media industry — and now they are looking at ways to increase innovation within ...

Indy Week editor moves on after abrupt firing

By Anica Midthun | August 20

Longtime Indy Week editor Lisa Sorg was unexpectedly dismissed Aug. 12 — highlighting the difficulties facing the traditional print product. 

Q&A with columnist Peggy Noonan

April 9

After serving as a special assistant and speechwriter for former President Ronald Reagan, Peggy Noonan has gone on to author several books and is now ...

BBDO Worldwide president and CEO Andrew Robertson gives a lecture titled "The Immediate Future" Monday afternoon in Carroll Hall.

Advertising executive lectures on science and storytelling

By Carly Berkenblit | February 23

Andrew Robertson, CEO of the firm that represents brand giants like Starbucks and General Electric, sees a connection between neuroscience and advertising. ...

New majors open to students, like quantitative finance or environment and science communication

By Jenn Morrison | February 4

UNC is offering several new academic programs that are creatively blurring the lines between disciplines.

UNC journalism school readies for accreditation

By Kate Albers | January 26

For Chris Roush, the importance of the journalism school’s upcoming accreditation really hits home.

Dr. Woodrow Hartzog speaks to UNC Media Law students in Carroll Hall's Freedom Forum Conference Center on Monday evening. He focused much of his lecture on the differences between public and private information. Hartzog suggests that it is important to specifically determine the concept of public information for "effective information policy, technological design and social interaction."

Legal expert Woodrow Hartzog weighs in on privacy issues

By Caroline Lamb | November 18

Woodrow Hartzog, a Samford University professor and expert on privacy law, spoke Monday in Carroll Hall about the flaws surrounding public information ...

Gerard Baker, editor-in-chief of the Wall Street Journal, gives a moving speech on the importance of business journalism to current students as a part of the Nelson Benton Lecture Series.

Wall Street Journal editor sees ‘strong future’ for journalism

By Brielle Kronstedt | November 18

Gerard Baker thinks journalism is facing an existential crisis.

Q&A with journalism school alumna, author Nancy Stancill

By Sindhu Chidambaram | October 7

Author Nancy Stancill graduated from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication in 1971. She wrote for The Daily Tar Heel before graduating, then ...

McCrory jabs humanities, UNC faculty jab back

By Caroline Lamb | September 30

Gov. Pat McCrory might want to exclude the humanities and social sciences from his latest jobs initiative — but UNC faculty say these fields are ...

HPV vaccination researched at UNC

By Mona Bazzaz | September 29

A team of researchers at UNC are collaborating to increase the number of HPV vaccinations given to young adults across the state.