University of North Carolina Hussman School of Journalism
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| University of North Carolina Hussman School of Journalism | |
|---|---|
| Name | Hussman School of Journalism |
| Established | 1950 (as School of Journalism) |
| Type | Public |
| Parent | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| City | Chapel Hill |
| State | North Carolina |
| Country | United States |
University of North Carolina Hussman School of Journalism is the journalism and media school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. The school offers undergraduate and graduate programs that intersect practice and research and interacts with institutions such as the Associated Press, National Public Radio, The New York Times, Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. It maintains ties to professional organizations including the Society of Professional Journalists, Radio Television Digital News Association, Online News Association, Public Relations Society of America, and Investigative Reporters and Editors.
History
Founded as the School of Journalism in 1950 during the presidency of Frank Porter Graham, the school evolved through curricular reforms influenced by figures tied to Pulitzer Prize winners and leaders from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Medill School of Journalism, Annenberg School for Communication, and Missouri School of Journalism. In 2015 a major gift from alumnus Walter E. Hussman Jr. led to the renaming amid debate involving stakeholders such as the American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Professors, Student Government, and media outlets including The New York Times and The Washington Post. The school's lineage intersects with campus developments like Kenan Memorial Stadium, Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower, Carolina Performing Arts, and collaborations with centers such as the Carolina Public Humanities and the Curriculum in Southern Studies.
Academic programs
The school awards Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees, with concentrations that reference practices from the Associated Press Sports Editors, Poynter Institute, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, and pedagogies used at the London School of Economics, Stanford University, Harvard University, Columbia University, and New York University. Programs include concentrations in news reporting, multimedia production, advertising, public relations, and data journalism, with coursework informed by standards from the Committee of Concerned Journalists, Project for Excellence in Journalism, Knight Foundation, Google News Initiative, and professional certification from the Google Digital Garage model. Graduate emphases align with methodologies from the RAND Corporation, Pew Research Center, and scholarship structures used by the Social Science Research Council.
Research and centers
Research initiatives are anchored by centers and labs that partner with organizations like the Berkman Klein Center, Reuters Institute, Nieman Foundation, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, and Benton Foundation. The school houses centers addressing data journalism, investigative reporting, media law and ethics, and innovation in digital storytelling; these centers often collaborate with funders and partners such as the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, National Science Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Carnegie Corporation of New York. Faculty research engages comparative studies referencing scholars and projects at Columbia Journalism Review, Pew Research Center, American Press Institute, Brookings Institution, and Harvard Shorenstein Center.
Facilities and student media
Facilities include dedicated studios, digital labs, and newsrooms that mirror professional environments used by outlets such as CBS News, NBC News, ABC News, Bloomberg News, and Reuters. Student media enterprises include a campus newspaper and broadcast operations modeled after the Daily Tar Heel, university broadcast collaborations with NPR Member Stations, investigative projects akin to ProPublica, magazine production drawing on templates from The Atlantic, and advertising campaigns similar to work produced for clients like Nike, Coca-Cola, Apple Inc., and Microsoft. Spaces on campus link to landmarks such as South Building (UNC), Coker Hall, and the Carolina Union.
Notable faculty and alumni
Faculty and alumni networks feature journalists, editors, scholars, and media executives who have worked at or with institutions like The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, NPR, PBS, CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, Reuters, Bloomberg, Getty Images, and advocacy groups such as Reporters Without Borders. Alumni include Pulitzer Prize recipients, Peabody Award winners, and leaders in public relations and advertising who have held positions at Disney, ViacomCBS, Warner Bros., Time Inc., Condé Nast, and technology firms including Google, Facebook, and Twitter. Faculty have included scholars publishing with Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and journals like Journalism Studies, New Media & Society, and Communication Research.
Admissions and rankings
Admissions criteria reference standardized measures common to selective programs and draw applicants from feeder schools and programs aligned with networks like High School Journalism Association, College Board, Common Application, National Merit Scholarship Corporation, and honors programs similar to those at Princeton University and Yale University. Rankings from outlets and evaluators such as U.S. News & World Report, QS World University Rankings, Times Higher Education, Niche, and specialty lists compiled by Columbia Journalism Review and Poynter Institute place the school among competitive journalism programs in the United States, often compared with Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, University of Missouri School of Journalism, and Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.