How to prepare for the Dow Jones News Fund editing test

Students attend an editing bootcamp at Temple University. The week of training is part of the Dow Jones News Fund internship program. (Photo by Margo Reed) It's Dow Jones season. That's when journalism students apply for internships with the Dow Jones News Fund. Interns will work at over 100 news organizations across the United States…

Q&A with Kate Medley, freelance photojournalist

Kate Medley is a freelance photojournalist based in Durham, North Carolina. Her clients have included The Wall Street Journal, the Southern Foodways Alliance and the quarterly journal Southern Cultures. In this interview, conducted by email, Medley discusses her approach to photography, what makes an effective caption and how college students can prepare for freelance work.…

What I am teaching this semester

The fall semester at UNC-Chapel Hill begins on Monday, Aug. 15. Here’s what I am teaching this term at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media: MEJO 557, News Editing. In this course, undergraduate students learn about editing for digital media, including headline writing and fact checking. The class meets in person twice a week,…

Welcoming a new dean

Raul Reis, dean of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media The start of the fall semester at UNC-Chapel Hill is less than three weeks away. Faculty and staff members at the Hussman School of Journalism and Media are busy preparing for the first day of class and beyond. We are also welcoming a new…

Learning the jazz beat

This week, I am stepping out of the journalism school at UNC-Chapel Hill and spending my afternoons at the music department. I am one of several instructors in the UNC Summer Jazz Workshop. It’s the seventh year that I’m participating in the program. So what does journalism have to do with jazz? I’ll work with students who want to learn…

Q&A with Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football

Nick Underhill is beat writer at NewOrleans.Football, covering the New Orleans Saints. He founded the website in 2020, and he previously covered the team for The Advocate newspaper. In this interview, conducted by email, Underhill discusses his approach to covering the Saints and how his site fits into the sports landscape regionally and nationally. He…

Q&A with CNET copy editor Dawnthea Price Lisco

Dawnthea Price Lisco is a copy editor at CNET, a tech-focused news organization that describes itself as "your guide to a better future." She previously worked at Slate and The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In this interview, conducted by email, Price Lisco discusses her job at CNET and her role in the site's recent…

How I will spend my summer

The spring term at UNC-Chapel Hill is over. Thanks to my students for their hard work this semester. We made it! Here is my agenda for the summer: Lead a week-long residency for our online master’s program in digital communication. About 20 students will get training in video production from my colleague Chad Heartwood and…

Q&A with Meg Kinnard, politics reporter for The Associated Press

Meg Kinnard is an Associated Press politics reporter based in Columbia, South Carolina. A native of Tennessee, she is a graduate of Georgetown University and UNC-Chapel Hill, where she earned a master's degree in digital communication. In this interview, conducted by email, Kinnard talks about her work at the AP, discusses her diagnoses and treatment…

How I will spend spring break

Spring break at UNC-Chapel Hill begins Friday, March 11, at 5 p.m. It's the first proper break of its kind since 2019 thanks to the COVID pandemic. Here are my plans: grade midterm exams and other assignments;review applications for an online master’s program in digital communication;read and give feedback on the draft of a thesis…