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Why did Raleigh get a logo?

By Grace Carney | November 19

Raleigh invested in the design of a new logo, which costed nearly a quarter of a million dollars.

Susan King, the Dean of the School of Media and Journalism, speaks at the First Amendment Day opening ceremony in 2015.

New MJ-school curriculum aims to prepare students for new job market

By Charlie McGee | November 13

The School of Media and Journalism announced a new curriculum structure last week. Charlie Tuggle, the senior associate dean of the school, sees the change ...

The Duke University Chapel on Duke’s West Campus, as photographed in 2017, serves as a symbol of the university.

Duke professor attempts to ban student journalists from class

By Lucas Risinger | November 12

A Duke University economics professor’s syllabus prohibiting The Duke Chronicle writers from taking the class has been met with public concern and outcry. ...

Students competed in Crash Campaign this weekend, a 24-hour long PR competition in the UNC School of Media and Journalism.

Crash Campaign pull all-nighters to help local businesses

By Jessica Snouwaert | November 5

Fueled by lots of coffee, bagels, granola bars and pizza, close to 80 students spent 24 hours straight planning advertising and public relations campaigns ...

UNC student spends her summer at the White House

By Kayli Watson | October 10

A UNC student spent the past summer in Washington, D.C. as a White House intern.

University of Louisville to stop funding for student newspaper

By Grace Carney | October 1

The University of Louisville announced it will discontinue financial support for "The Louisville Cardinal," its student newspaper, by the end of the Spring ...

First Amendment Day struggles to find balance between commemoration and controversy

By Suzanne Blake | September 26

The UNC School of Media and Journalism celebrated its ninth annual First Amendment Day on Tuesday, opening conversation about free speech and the role ...

MJ Fest highlights student-run media organizations on campus

By Jessica Snouwaert | September 17

In an effort to showcase communication opportunities beyond the classroom, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication held their annual MJ Fest, ...

Republicans take the back seat... in voter registration

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | September 14

The number of voters registered as unaffiliated has surpassed the number of voters registered as Republican— making unaffiliated voters the second ...

Student journalists nominated for national award

By Katie Rice | August 29

Over spring break this year, students admitted to Media and Journalism 584: Documentary Multimedia Storytelling were given the opportunity to travel ...

Q&A with award-winning filmmaker

By Mark Burnett | August 27

Staring Down Fate received the Best Feature Film award this month at the Sunrise 45 film festival. Filmed and edited by UNC alumnus, Jeff Mittelstadt, ...

The keynote speaker, Chris Wallace from FOX News, joined the lecture through a video call with the Carroll Auditorium.

Chris Wallace talks covering Trump and career in journalism

By Varun Kasula | April 7

Every year since 1999, the School of Media and Journalism at UNC has hosted the Park Lecture Series. This year Fox News anchor Chris Wallace gave ...

North Carolinians are worried about the impact of fake news, poll shows

By Rebecca Ayers | March 22

A poll conducted by Meredith College revealed that the vast majority of North Carolinians believe fake news is a problem and confuses citizens about politics ...

George Freeman, executive director of the Media Law Resource Center, gave a lecture on threats to press freedoms under the Trump administration at the UNC School of Law on Tuesday.

Media law speaker talks press freedoms under a Trump administration

By Jacob Hancock | March 22

The UNC Center for Media Law and Policy held a talk Tuesday night to discuss the potential challenges to freedom of the press that may arise under President ...

From left, media and journalism majors Alma Washington and Lindsay Carbonell work in class with global studies major Peyton Chance (in the foreground). They are part of a journalism class that will spend spring break in Cuba. Photo courtesy if Tamara Rice.

MEJO 584 will take students to Cuba this semester

By Charlie McGee | February 20

Students at the UNC School of Media and Journalism will have a once-in-a-lifetime experience this semester to use their skills in another country: Cuba. ...

When false news goes mainstream: strategies to analyze and identify it

By Caroline Metzler | January 25

Though false news stories were far from the only unprecedented factor in the 2016 election cycle, they continuously attract attention.

Brooke Baldwin, a CNN Newsroom anchor, will be the commencement speaker for spring graduation.  Photo courtesy of Pamela Gomez.

Q&A with Brooke Baldwin, the 2017 spring commencement speaker

By Acy Jackson | January 11

A 2001 graduate of UNC, Baldwin joined CNN in 2008 and became an anchor in 2010. University Editor Acy Jackson spoke with Baldwin about being the ...

Students or staticians: Survey says students are frustrated with required research

By Madeleine Fraley | November 29

Every year UNC students experience the familiar pleading Facebook, GroupMe or email request to take a survey for class.

WRAL reacts to censoring Dave Chappelle's SNL monologue

By Olivia Slagle | November 17

This weekend’s episode of "Saturday Night Live" included something different for viewers watching the show through WRAL-TV — several gaps in audio. ...

With presidential polls even, North Carolina plays a key role nationally

By Olivia Slagle | November 8

With three races too close to predict before Election Day, North Carolina has emerged as one of the most watched — and important — swing states of ...