UNC students win collegiate journalism national championships

Posted Jun 21, 2022
Four UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media students and recent graduates won national championships in the prestigious Hearst Journalism Awards 2022 competition, leading the school to its seventh overall collegiate journalism national championship in eight years and its 11th all-time. Maddie Ellis ’22 is the national champion in writing. (UNC.edu)

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