The Daily Tar Heel

Want to join The Daily Tar Heel newsroom? We are hiring for Summer 2024! We are looking for student reporters to join one of the best newspapers in college journalism. Apply at https://bit.ly/4addCPJ by Monday, May 13. Desks Hiring: - University - City & State - Sports - Lifestyle - Design - Photography - Copy - Audience Engagement The Daily Tar Heel has been serving the communities of UNC and Orange County since 1893, operating financially independently from the University since 1993. Student journalists are solely responsible for all DTH content under the direction of the student editor-in-chief. Summer 2024 Editor-in-Chief Natalie McCormick can be reached at [email protected].

NEW: The Daily Tar Heel seeks its next great professional leader. The Executive Director of DTH Media Corp. develops a strategic plan and oversees the editorial and business operations of the company, working hand in hand with the organization’s student leaders to manage the day-to-day operations of the DTH while steering the organization to a sustainable future. The Daily Tar Heel has covered the UNC-Chapel Hill community for 131 years, training students and serving as a model for journalism excellence and independent college media sustainability. DTH Media Corp. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that has evolved from a newspaper to a modern media organization, still producing a print product but also covering news every day through its digital and social channels. Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gb9PKH6M

The Daily Tar Heel's Emmy Martin, Caitlyn Yaede and Carson Elm-Picard won first place for Front Page Newspaper Design in the 2024 Society for News Design 25th Annual Student Design Contest for the Aug. 30, 2023 front page. Additionally, Elm-Picard received an honorable mention in Front Page Newspaper Design. Elm-Picard and Adrian Tillman received an honorable mention for Sports Page Design.

The Daily Tar Heel published 78 stories this past week. That’s a lot to read. Here are some of the executive management team’s top picks. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Emmy Martin Jackson Fromm’s feature on Cliff’s Meat Market — Emmy said she’s passed Cliff’s Meat Market so many times and always wondered what was going on there. This story was a lovely feature that told her just that. https://lnkd.in/etttiJwt MANAGING EDITOR Liv Reilly Hamsini Sivakumar’s guide to Chapel Hill bar crawling — Hamsini’s piece tastefully roped in the beverage side of our recent Food Edition. Liv enjoyed feeling like she was right there on the crawl with Hamsini. https://lnkd.in/eHjja82N ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR Adrian Tillman Daneen Khan’s breakdown of the complaint filed against UNC for the discrimination of Palestinian students — Adrian appreciated Daneen’s gentle handling of details at the journalistic center while being unbiased in her reporting. It was a very thorough and comprehensive story. https://lnkd.in/eZ3bXVDK

Last week, the Editor Selection Committee chose Laney Crawley to be The Daily Tar Heel's next editor-in-chief. Crawley's signature color is pink.?She enters The Daily Tar Heel newsroom every day in a rosy ensemble, right down to the backpack, ready to get to work as the newspaper's opinion editor. For her fellow editors and co-workers, like University Editor Lauren Rhodes, the color is symbolic of the welcoming and joyful presence Crawley brings to the newsroom. Crawley is a?current UNC?sophomore?majoring in media and journalism and political science. She began?working at The DTH during?her first semester at UNC. She worked as a staff writer for the City &?State desk during the 2022-23 school year and served as assistant opinion editor last fall before being promoted to opinion editor this semester. Crawley is the first Black woman to be selected as editor-in-chief of The DTH. After 131 years, Crawley said she is proud of the accomplishment — but?disappointed it took this long. Read more about Laney and her plans for The Daily Tar Heel here: https://lnkd.in/egW2EB-5

The Daily Tar Heel published 52 stories last week. That’s a lot to read. Here are some of the executive management team’s top picks. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Emmy Martin - Eva Eapen’s column on the Supreme Court’s ruling in the Trump v. Anderson case. Emmy said that the article made a very strong and well-articulated argument, and it was clear that plenty of research had been done. https://lnkd.in/eeKKqGth PRINT MANAGING EDITOR Liv Reilly - Sports Editor Shelby Swanson’s column on college athletes blocking out the noise when being bet upon. Liv said this story really captured the importance of remembering that student athletes are human. https://lnkd.in/eQwcf3nh ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR Adrian Tillman - Sam Hodges’ review on Ethan Kim’s one-man-show “The Dishwasher: soap, sponge, scrub.” Adrian said Sam was able to illustrate specific moments from the show that were important to his perception without ruining it for any future viewers. https://lnkd.in/egSAWcEf

Nine newsrooms. One crisis. This is the Mental Health Collaborative. The Daily Tar Heel partnered with eight other college newspapers to report on mental health challenges shared by those in each of their communities, resulting in more than 30 reported stories and seven opinion pieces. This initiative began in 2023 when The Daily Tar Heel was awarded a grant from the Solutions Journalism Network as part of its Student Media Challenge initiative. That grant helped fund the collaborative work of this project. Many of the stories you will read in this collaborative do more than just present a problem — they also explore solutions to this crisis. The Daily Tar Heel has had the privilege of working with The A&T Register, The Duke Chronicle, The East Carolinian, The Niner Times, The Old Gold & Black, The Pendulum, The Seahawk and Technician on this project. While there’s still more that must be done, this is a step toward that future. We hope that this mental health collaborative project serves as a call to action to create a future where no one suffers in silence. ?? Grab a copy from the blue boxes on UNC's campus, or view the project online at https://lnkd.in/e5zCXNcc

?? The Daily Tar Heel had a strong showing at the 2023 North Carolina College Media Association awards — including winning Best of Show in both the online news and newspaper categories. SINGLE- OR TWO-PAGE DESIGN — The front page from Aug. 30, featuring a string of messages received by students during the Aug. 28 campus shooting, won first place. CARTOON — Emma Johnson's "What Does $120,000 Buy" won third place. — Alicia Bao's "UNC Basketball" received an honorable mention. DIGITAL STORYTELLING — Leo Davidson?and?Kate Bailey?won first place for their live election results of the 2023 municipal elections. — Sarah Choi,?Natalie Bradin?and?Sierra Pfeifer?received an honorable mention for “Student Lockdown Experiences, Mental Health Resources and Campus Dorm Safety Measures." FEATURE WRITING — Liv Reilly?and?Elizabeth Egan won first place with “‘No body or mind left behind’: The 32-hour fight for accessibility at UNC.” ILLUSTRATION/GRAPHIC — Grace Davidson's "Appointments" received an honorable mention. NEWS WRITING — Emmy Martin?and?Lauren Rhodes' "UNC's campus shooting: What we know so far" won first place. OPINION WRITING — Samad Rangoonwala's column "UNC's campus is a 700-acre ADA violation" won first place. PHOTOGRAPHY — Samantha Lewis' photo "Court appointment" received an honorable mention. SPORTS WRITING — Evan Rogers and Shelby Swanson's "Diamond Heels reflect dwindling diversity in collegiate baseball" won first place.

The Daily Tar Heel published 78 stories this week. That’s a lot to read. Here are some of the executive management team’s top picks. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Emmy Martin - Madeleine Ahmadi’s story on Lee Roberts’ alleged nonpartisan connection to conservative donors: https://lnkd.in/e97_qAVc PRINT MANAGING EDITOR Caitlyn Yaede - Hamsini Sivakumar’s story on Chapel Hill’s student bands of the ‘90s: Caitlyn said she teared up reading about how these bands formed, some losing touch, and reconnecting years later. Great storytelling from Hamsini. https://lnkd.in/eEf7ZiRR ONLINE MANAGING EDITOR Adrian Tillman - Grace Nugent’s story on RJ Davis breaking the Smith Center’s scoring record: Adrian said this story does what a side needs to do — balances personality and flavor with stats and facts, while not feeling too heavy on either side. https://lnkd.in/eyFZwhsu

Today, The Daily Tar Heel published its inaugural music edition! Since August, Eliza Benbow and Emi Maerz have expanded The DTH's arts and culture coverage, and this edition is the next iteration of their hard work. Alongside Natalie Faye Bradin and McKenzie Bulris, we also launched Editors' Notes – a video music series platforming local artists. UNC sophomore Bill Moore paved the way with a beautiful performance in our office earlier this month. We collaborated on this special edition to celebrate the launch of Editors' Notes and highlight all the amazing musical artistry in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Be sure to get yours in blue boxes in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and on UNC's campus!