Clik here to view.
All aboard the Tar Heel Bus Tour
This week, I am participating in the Tar Heel Bus Tour. It’s a program designed to help UNC-Chapel Hill faculty, administrators and staff learn about North Carolina — and for the people we meet to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Q&A with Jake Potter, integrated communications director at RDU International...
Jake Potter is integrated communications director at the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority. A 2008 alumnus of the journalism school at UNC-Chapel Hill, he previously worked as associate director of...
View ArticleBook review: ‘Staged News: The Federal Theatre Project’s Living Newspapers in...
I recently reviewed “Staged News: The Federal Theatre Project’s Living Newspapers in New York” for the journal Journalism History. Researched and written by Jordana Cox, the book is a fascinating...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An assassination in passive voice
Today is the anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Here’s how The Associated Press reported the news via teletype on the afternoon of Nov. 22, 1963. Let’s look at the lead....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Q&A with Jordan Thomas of the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association
Jordan Thomas is communications and outreach coordinator at the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association in Durham, North Carolina. In this interview, conducted by email, Thomas discusses ECWA’s purpose...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Winter break
The fall semester at UNC-Chapel Hill is almost over. I have posted grades for my courses, and after several meetings and a thesis defense this week, I will be off for winter break. This site will be...
View ArticleWhat I am teaching this semester
The spring 2024 semester at UNC-Chapel Hill begins on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Here’s what I am teaching this term: MEJO 153, Writing and Reporting. In this course, students learn the essentials of writing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Q&A with Layna Hong, digital producer at WFAE
Layna Hong is a digital producer at WFAE, a public radio station in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is a 2022 graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill’s journalism school. In this interview, conducted by email,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
See you in San Diego for ACES 2024
The 28th national conference of ACES: The Society for Editing will take place April 4-6 in San Diego, California. I’ll be there. The conference’s theme is “Unleashing Creativity,” and the gathering...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hey there, Mr. Blue
Last week, Twitter notified me that I had reached my 15th anniversary on the platform. I had long been an enthusiastic user of Twitter, but that changed after its new ownership made numerous bad...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Q&A with Justin Smith, editor and publisher of The News Reporter
Justin Smith is editor and publisher of The News Reporter in Whiteville, North Carolina. The newspaper, founded in 1896, shared a Pulitzer Prize in 1953 for its courageous reporting on Ku Klux Klan...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How I spent spring break
Normally a hub of student activity, the Pit at UNC-Chapel Hill is quiet during spring break. UNC-Chapel Hill’s spring break is wrapping up. Here’s how I spent my week: graded midterm exams for an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Great guests
The 2023-24 academic year is in the home stretch. The last day of class at UNC-Chapel Hill is April 30, followed by exam week and commencement. This year, I have been fortunate to have several...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A defining decision
Each year, representatives of The Associated Press Stylebook announce updates at the national conference of ACES: The Society for Editing. It’s typically one of the most-attended sessions at the...
View Article
