225 years of Tar Heels: Chuck Stone

Posted Aug 23, 2019
A professor at the School of Media and Journalism until 2004, Chuck Stone spent decades covering the White House, police brutality and criminal justice as a print journalist. As a columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News for nearly two decades starting in 1972, Stone developed a notorious reputation for his outspoken and tough political views. (UNC.edu)

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