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New leader of Reese Felts Digital News Project begins July 1

By Colleen Volz | June 28

In the late 1990s, John Clark found himself in online journalism when the Internet was moving from a crawl to a walk.

Susan King offers professional experience in the search for new School of Journalism dean

By Kaitlyn Knepp | May 30

After spending 11 years working for the Carnegie Corporation of New York, King said she would like the chance to work in a college setting as dean of ...

Search for UNC journalism school dean expands to four candidates

By Lyle Kendrick and Paula Seligson | May 16

As the University continues to search for a dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, another candidate has been added to the mix.

UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication dean candidate Perlmutter speaks on campus

By Chelsea Bailey | April 25

David Perlmutter has a shot at his dream. One of three finalists vying to replace Jean Folkerts as the dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, ...

UNC journalism school names finalists for new dean

April 22

As another state appropriations cut threatens to pinch the School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s ability to remain relevant in an ever-evolving ...

World Press Photo awards shortlists News21 project

By From staff and wire reports | March 30

UNC News21 project Powering a Nation has been chosen from more than 40 nominations as one of six multimedia productions in the World Press Photo awards. ...

Journalism school names inductees to halls of fame

By From staff and wire reports | March 27

Six individuals will be inducted into the N.C. Halls of Fame in Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations at the Carolina Inn on April 10. In addition ...

UNC projects win in Best of Digital News Design awards

By From staff and wire reports | March 17

Two School of Journalism student multimedia products, called “Powering a Nation” and “Living Galapagos,” placed in the Society for News Design’s ...

Two UNC Photojournalism seniors take Hearst Awards

By From staff and wire reports | March 17

Margaret Cheatham Williams and Arkasha Stevenson placed first and second in the 51st annual Hearst Awards multimedia competition’s features category. Their ...

UNC School of Journalism unveils budget cuts

By Victoria Cook | February 28

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication is already dealing with a budget cut of $169,000 for the current year.

UNC-TV to air documentary on environmental activists

By From staff and wire reports | February 16

North Carolina Public Television will launch a television documentary that profiles environmental heroes from North Carolina on Feb.

Reese Felts digital newsroom seeks new faculty leader

By Christina Austin | January 30

Two months removed from the sudden resignation of its executive producer, the Reese Felts Digital News Project is searching for its next leader. Earlier ...

Former lecturer Monty Cook resigned from his post in November.

UNC Journalism School moves forward after Monty Cook resignation

December 7

Before the “inappropriate behavior” with a student that led to his November resignation, Monty Cook had everything the UNC School of Journalism and ...

Chris Roush, who launched the Carolina Business News Initiative, is UNC’s first N.C. Professor of the Year award recipient since 1998.

Roush wins N.C. Professor of the Year award

By Caitlin McCabe | November 22

UNC Professor Chris Roush was name N.C. Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The selection made Roush the ...

Roush named N.C. Professor of the Year in nation's capital

By From staff and wire reports | November 19

Chris Roush, the founding director of the Carolina Business News Initiative at the UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication, received the N.C. ...

UNC lecturer resigns after sexually explicit texts

November 18

Monty Cook, the journalism school’s inaugural executive producer of the Reese Felts Digital News Project, resigned Tuesday amid allegations of “inappropriate ...

Panel discusses first-hand experiences of Civil Rights movement reporting

By Haley Sklut | October 15

Thursday evening, Carroll Hall auditorium became a sanctuary to talk about race, a subject which is usually avoided. The School of Journalism and Mass ...

Jean Folkerts will step down as dean of the journalism school June 30.

Jean Folkerts to step down as journalism dean

By C. Ryan Barber and Andy Thomason | October 10

Jean Folkerts will step down June 30 as dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Folkerts will, for the first time in her career, not ...

The Loreleis sing Wednesday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Journalism school celebrates 100 years

By Lauren Ratcliffe | September 10

On Sept. 9, 1909, English professor Edward Kidder Graham kicked off a rich tradition of journalism at UNC with English 16, a news writing course taught ...