CPJW | Port City Stories

Rising from the banks of the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, N.C., holds a rich past with a dynamic present. It boasts a vibrant culture full of fascinating characters — from ghosts to skaters, dancers to fishermen. In the ninth annual Carolina Photojournalism Workshop, UNC students found captivating people with riveting tales to tell. Dive in and enjoy Port City Stories.

Powering a Nation | 100 Gallons

As part of the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education's News21 program, Powering a Nation uses advanced reporting techniques to investigate the political, economic and scientific tension behind U.S. energy in an effort to engage citizens and inspire informed decision-making.

Reframing Mexico

Headlines of the drug war project a narrow view of life in Mexico. Reframing Mexico shifts the focus and takes aim at stories that reveal the complexities of life in Mexico City, one of the world's most dynamic settings.

Living Galapagos

In 2012, UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication students revisit the Galapagos Islands to tell in English and Spanish the stories of life – not of the exotic species observed by Charles Darwin nearly 200 years ago, but of the people that have fundamentally changed the once-pristine archipelago.

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Student Work

  • Living GalapagosLiving Galapagos

    With updated stories in 2013, the student-produced website celebrates the natural diversity of the Galápagos Islands while combatting the misconception that they remain an untouched natural paradise. 

  • NewStories

    Students in Barbara Friedman’s journalism history courses are producing an oral history archive of North Carolina’s leading journalists and communicators. Many of the people featured are members of the N.C. Halls of Fame in Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations.

  • 100 Gallons

    With a $20,000 grant from UNC's two-year Water In Our World theme, “100 Gallons” — the school's interactive Web experience that explores the human connection with water — will include local and regional topics during summer 2013.

  • Port City Stories

    Rising from the banks of the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, N.C. holds a rich past with a dynamic present. In the ninth annual Carolina Photojournalism Workshop, UNC students found captivating people with riveting tales to tell — tales of trial and of joy, of love and loss. Dive in and enjoy Port City Stories.

  • Reese News Lab

    Reese Felts Lab, an experimental, cross-platform news and research project based at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Calendar

  • Multimedia BootcampMay 20-24: Multimedia Bootcamp

    The school hosts its annual Multimedia Bootcamp — an immersive workshop experience in documentary video storytelling designed for professional communicators and journalists.

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May23
Bone Marrow Transplant Donor Registry Drive

Responding to a Stanford University professor’s dire need for a bone marrow tr...

Jun17
N.C. Scholastic Media Institute

The North Carolina Scholastic Media Institute will be June 17-20, 2013, in the U...

Jul07
Chuck Stone Program

The Chuck Stone Program for Diversity in Education and Media invites rising high...

Jul14
Carolina Sports Journalism Camp

Rising high school juniors and seniors interested in sports and media are encour...