Michael O’Connell of the It’s All Journalism podcast caught up with Penny Abernathy on Nov. 19 for an interview after the UNC Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Media Economics’s moderation of a panel on the future of local news…
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Ida B. Wells Society and UNC Hussman launch partnership with inaugural event
The UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media hosted a remarkable event Saturday, Nov. 16, launching its partnership with the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting. The program featured the society’s co-founders Nikole Hannah-Jones ’03 (M.A.), domestic correspondent at The New York…
Penny Abernathy talks about the decline of local news on new Gallup podcast
LISTEN to this “Out of the Echo Chamber” podcast in which UNC Hussman Knight Chair in Journalism and Digital Economics Penny Abernathy explores the decline of local news with host Jonathan T. Rothwell. Abernathy’s chat with Rothwell comes on the…
A look at the goals and challenges of Table Stakes participants at UNC
As the UNC Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media gears up for the second meeting of the third cohort of the UNC-Knight Foundation Newsroom Initiative in October, participating media organizations share what challenges they face and hope to conquer during…
Nikole Hannah-Jones ’03 (M.A.) receives UNC’s prestigious Distinguished Alumna Award
At this year’s University Day celebration on Oct. 12, 2019, Carolina presented UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media master’s alumna and former Park Fellow Nikole Hannah-Jones ’03 (M.A.) with one of its 2019 Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Awards, which honors…
Our Chatham to take part in event on hunger with Carolina Public Press Oct. 25
Our Chatham, the student-staffed Reese News Lab news service that delivers news to Chatham County, North Carolina, via a website and newsletter, uses audience-driven reporting as one way to reach readers. Events are another. On Oct. 25, 2019, Our Chatham…
First joint event sponsored by two UNC Knight Centers
The first joint event sponsored by UNC’s two Knight Centers was held Thursday, Oct. 3 at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. The Center for Information, Technology and Public Life and the Center for Innovation and Sustainability in…
UNC School of Journalism and Media gets new name after largest gift ever
The Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media has been housed in the UNC School of Journalism and Media since 2015. Formerly the UNC School of Media and Journalism, the institution underwent a name change after the largest gift…
Poynter, Better News detail News Reporter’s Table Stakes-influenced revenue and readership growth
The News Reporter in Whiteville, N.C., a member of Cohort 1 of the UNC-Knight Foundation Table Stakes Newsroom Initiative, was in the news recently for the success they’ve achieved adapting to a digital-first mindset, utilizing principles they learned during the…
County residents find community-building value in Our Chatham event
When Karen Howard’s family moved back to their native Bahamas during her childhood, her parents made a point of reading the local newspaper with their children. Now, as an adult, Howard knows that strong local news sources will help Chatham…