By Megan Royer Kenneth Zogry, Ph.D., is an academic and public historian who received his B.A in political science from NC State University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in American history from UNC Chapel Hill. His upcoming book “Print News and Raise Hell: The Daily Tar Heel and the Evolution of a Modern University.” The […]
Save the Date: #DTH125
By Maddy Will Alumni Steering Committee Chair Mark your calendars—the Daily Tar Heel’s 125th birthday party and conference will be on Feb. 23-25 in Chapel Hill. Hosted by the DTH Alumni Association, this annual weekend is shaping up to be a can’t-miss event. On Friday, alumni will swap memories, stories, and DTH lore, followed by […]
Mentor a current DTH journalist!
The DTH Alumni Association is pleased to launch a new mentorship program. You can sign up to be a mentor here. Jenny Surane, class of 2015 and alumni steering committee member answered questions about the new program. We’re so happy you’re interested in learning more about being a mentor with The Daily Tar Heel. Here’ […]
Q&A with Scrabble king Mark Abadi
By Kellen Short Class of 2010 Anagram analyst. Tile tactician. Linguistic legend. DTH alum Mark Abadi tested his wordsmithery in July at the North American Scrabble Championship in New Orleans, finishing eighth in his division despite several years away from the competition circuit. “I kind of forgot how much I loved the competition aspect of […]
Q&A: 2013-14 EIC Nicole Comparato tackles student press freedom in Miami Law Review article
In March, the University of Miami Law Review published an article by third year law student Nicole Comparato. The article is about student press freedom at public universities that fund college media — and argues that those student journalists should be free from economic censorship (or any censorship). Nicole first became interested in institutional censorship of college […]
Tyler Fleming selected 2017-18 DTH editor
By Leah Asmelash DTH Staff Writer Junior history major Tyler Fleming was selected Saturday as the editor-in-chief of The Daily Tar Heel newspaper for the 2017-18 school year. He will replace current editor-in-chief Jane Wester. Fleming is the current opinion editor for the DTH. He said his selection is a great opportunity for change at […]
Give us feedback about #DTH124
Thanks to everyone who came to the DTH Birthday Conference this weekend! We loved meeting new friends and reconnecting with old ones. Please take this survey and let us know how we can do better next time.
Celebrate the eternal youth of The Daily Tar Heel with shirts and mugs
The quote If you worked at the DTH in the last 20 years, you’ll remember the quote that was posted across the top of the newsroom wall in old Union newsroom, and across the top of the conference room in the current room. It came from the 1993 Centennial Edition of the newspaper, in an […]
Sarah Brown: Why you should go to the DTH Birthday Weekend
By Sarah Brown Class of 2015 Why you should go to the Daily Tar Heel Birthday Weekend on Feb. 17-18 (tickets here) Chapel Hill. I don’t think this reason needs an explanation. Amazing professional development events, including speakers from CNN, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, and Pro Publica, as well as yours truly. At last year’s […]
Preliminary lineup released for DTH birthday conference sessions!
Mark your calendars for Feb. 17-18 — The Daily Tar Heel’s 124th birthday party and conference, hosted by the DTH Alumni Association! It is already shaping up to be a jam-packed weekend, full of discussions on the journalism landscape with some of the most innovative journalists in the business. See below for the preliminary schedule of the […]