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by Barbara Wiedemann
UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media Professor Daniel Kreiss, whose research explores the impact of technological change on the public sphere and political practice, gave a hybrid public lecture to a Carolina Public Humanities audience on the afternoon of Wednesday, October 13, on social media and democracy. Listeners participated in person at Flyleaf Books in Chapel Hill and from the professionally filmed and mixed live Zoom broadcast.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel is seeking a transformational leader to serve as dean of the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media with a vision for the future and the ability to lead change.

By Beth Hatcher
Good web design puts the user first, and at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media Associate Professor Laura Ruel makes sure her students know their way around making a website user friendly.
It’s just good business.

With a slate of faculty searches this semester, the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media is invested in the future and poised to add significantly to its scholarly and professional depth and expertise — a traditional hallmark of the school.

by Barbara Wiedemann
More than 230 UNC Hussman community members from around the country logged into Zoom at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, September 29, under the UNC Hussman Webinar Series banner for a unique opportunity to hear from one of the country’s most widely respected foreign correspondents, David Zucchino ’73, on his 20-year-long view of Afghanistan.

A vibrant and collaborative interdisciplinary research culture at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media creates new knowledge, advances scholarship and helps reinvent media.

by Barbara Wiedemann
With the fall semester underway and class and work schedules consolidating, now might be the time for new UNC Hussman students to “find their people.” To that end, we’re profiling a series of student leaders and the interest groups they represent. Part 3 in our series: Coulture magazine Co-Editor-in-Chief Nupur Shah ’22.

UNC Hussman welcomes documentary film producer Barb Lee ’88 as our Barry Saunders Visiting Professional for the week of Oct. 4-8, 2021.
The Saunders Visiting Professional program was established in 2018 to enrich the diversity of perspectives for Hussman students by bringing top professionals in residence to the school.

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner David Zucchino ’73 is a contributing writer for The New York Times. He has reported from more than three dozen countries. Join Zucchino and Dean Susan King for a discussion, followed by a Q&A session between Zucchino and our webinar audience.

by Barbara Wiedemann
With the fall semester underway and class and work schedules consolidating, now might be the time for new UNC Hussman students to “find their people.” To that end, we’re profiling a series of student leaders and the interest groups they represent: Heelprint Communications CEO Madison Welsh ’22