Spotlight on Research A Broader Framework for the News Industry Questions with Annika Sehl One of a regular series of articles that highlights research in the academy and the profession on the emerging threat of news deserts or changes in…
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Mimicking start-ups by creating tomorrow’s products
UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media students had a taste of working in a start-up accelerator during the semester in Teaching Associate Professor Kate Sheppard‘s “MEJO 463: Creating Tomorrow’s Products.” The entrepreneurial course culminated in “Pitch Day” on April…
UNC welcomes new cohort for UNC-Knight Foundation Table Stakes Newsroom Initiative
Ten media organizations have been selected to learn how to engage audiences and create sustainable revenue streams as part of the year-long UNC Knight-Lenfest Newsroom Initiative starting on April 30, 2018 and ending in April 2019. The participating organizations…
A Conversation with Paul Volpe of POLITICO
On April 5, the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media welcomed Paul Volpe to campus to share his experience working as the executive editor at POLITICO and, previously, as a journalist at The Washington Post and The New York…
Ryan Thornburg at NICAR: Why we need more data reporters
The integrity surrounding elections systems has become a hot topic and as a result, experienced data reporters are increasingly in demand. Ryan Thornburg wants to help build spaces where students, reporters and computer scientists can meet to learn from each…
Steven King lends insight to augmented reality panel at SXSW
Steven King, Chief Innovation Officer of the Reese News Lab and the Emerging Technologies Lab, spent his Spring Break in Austin, Texas, at the South by Southwest festival (SXSW) where he spoke about the use of augmented reality (AR) in…
Podcast: Jed Williams of Local Media Association is on an Innovation Mission
Jed Williams ’10 (M.A.) lives and breathes the business of local media. On February 6, Williams returned to the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media leading a group of media executives on an Innovation Mission, networking trips designed to…
Is local media ready for Augmented Reality?
Emerging technologies like augmented and virtual reality, 360 video and artificial intelligence are sweeping some media companies by storm, but the majority of newsrooms have not yet committed their limited resources of time and money to develop widespread usage. Are…
Student innovation showcased on Pitch Day
A couple months ago, we ran a story about a course in entrepreneurship and innovation taught in the Reese Innovation Lab here at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. The course, “MEJO 463: Creating Tomorrow’s Products,” concluded last week when…
Reese Innovation Lab plays matchmaker for journalists and students
When Ryan Thornburg was approached by WUNC’s Fletcher Fellow Liz Schlemmer for help on interactive graphics, he knew exactly how to help. Schlemmer was working on a story about teacher retention rates in North Carolina and wanted help using data…