Journalism Coverage

Once dominant at CBS News before a bitter departure, Dan Rather makes his first return in 18 years

NEW YORK (AP) — Dan Rather returned to the CBS News airwaves for the first time since his bitter exit 18 years ago, appearing in a reflective interview on “CBS Sunday Morning” days before the debut of a Netflix documentary on the 92-year-old newsman's life.

By DAVID BAUDER, AP Media Writer

Terry Anderson, AP reporter abducted in Lebanon and held captive for years, has died at 76

NEW YORK (AP) — Terry Anderson, the globe-trotting Associated Press correspondent who became one of America’s longest-held hostages after he was snatched from a street in war-torn Lebanon in 1985 and held for nearly seven years, has died at 76.

By ANDREW MELDRUM and CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press

WRAL parent company inducted to NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame

Capitol Broadcasting Company, the parent company of WRAL News, is part of the 2024 class inducted into the North Carolina Media & Journalism Hall of Fame at the University of North Carolina.

Mental health collaborative aims to help students on NC campuses through their battles

Students from nine universities met in Charlotte before the start of this school year to come up with a game plan. More than six months later, The Mental Health Collaborative was officially released.

Grace Hayba, WRAL Health reporter

Tom Snyder: WRAL TechWire's Smith chronicled the invention of the future

The more local journalists we have, and the more local stories that are told, the stronger our economic development engine becomes.

WRAL wins big at annual RTDNAC awards

The WRAL News team took home the top honor Saturday at the annual RTDNAC/AP Awards Ceremony in Charlotte.

CLAY RISEN: Philip Meyer, reporter, UNC professor, pioneered data-driven journalism

Saturday, Nov. 11, 2023 -- Philip Meyer, a former reporter and UNC-Chapel Hill journalism professor, pushed his industry to adopt new ways to incorporate data, quantitative methods and computers into investigative journalism.

Journalists must gain trust to report on criminal investigations

As a journalist who has been covering the criminal justice system for decades, one of the biggest challenges for me is getting information and interviews with people involved in a case when it is still pending.

Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter

The Watergate scandal and journalism: 50 years later

Ken Smith reports on the impact journalism had on Watergate and the parallels to the current Jan. 6 select committee hearings.

Watergate scandal 50 years ago impacts coverage of Jan. 6 riot

Ken Smith reports on the impact journalism had on Watergate and the parallels to the current Jan. 6 select committee hearings.

Ken Smith, WRAL anchor/reporter

SETH EFFRON: When Frank Daniels made me an offer I couldn't refuse

Monday, July 11, 2022 -- There has been plenty written about Frank Daniels' family legacy, his politics, dedication to quality education and civic involvement. For the most part, his efforts made the community and state much better places. But for me and many more, he enshrined an ethic that encouraged creativity and embraced those who looked to exploit it. I was offered the opportunity of a lifetime when I most needed it.

Editorial: Frank A. Daniels Jr. combined clout, compassion and innovation

Sunday, July 10, 2022 -- Frank Daniels personified the best of a now nearly extinct breed - the inheritor of a forceful local newspaper legacy who didn't merely rest on the inheritance but multiplied its impact to leave his company as well as the community and state it served better for the effort.

Frank Daniels Jr., longtime News & Observer publisher, dies

Frank Daniels Jr., who shepherded The News & Observer of Raleigh through an era of political and economic transformation in the New South, has died at 90. His tenure at the N&O and as an Associated Press board chair was marked by technological expansion and innovation.

Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

Frank Daniels Jr. through the years

Frank Daniels Jr., the former publisher of The News & Observer, died Thursday afternoon. He was 90.

A journalist's journey: David Crabtree reflects on the role of technology in TV news

During a long career at WRAL, David Crabtree has seen many changes to the technology used in newsrooms.

UNC journalism school accreditation gets downgraded

The agency responsible for evaluation of university journalism and mass communication programs voted last week to downgrade, at least temporarily, the accreditation of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Hussman School of Journalism and Media, according to an email from Interim Dean Heidi Hennink-Kaminski.

Questions about diversity, inclusiveness threaten accreditation of UNC journalism school

Interim Dean Heidi Hennink-Kaminski informed faculty and staff of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media's provisional accreditation status in an email.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

UNC journalism studio named in honor of CBC CEO Jim Goodmon

The new studio in the Curtis Media Center is named the James F. Goodmon Studio.

Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer

UNC names new state-of-the-art media center after CBC CEO Jim Goodmon

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has named its new media center after CBC CEO Jim Goodmon.

NC journalists discuss diversity, elections during Sunshine Week

Journalists and researchers from across the state came together on Thursday to exchange knowledge on covering elections, climate change and requesting public information.

Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer

Fox News Crew in Ukraine Caught in Fighting, Leaving Two Journalists Dead

A Fox News cameraman and a Ukrainian journalist traveling with him were killed Monday in Ukraine when their vehicle came under fire outside Kyiv, according to the network and Ukrainian authorities.

Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times

Veteran cameraman and Ukrainian journalist killed near Kyiv while reporting for Fox News

A Monday attack on a Fox News crew reporting near the Ukranian capital of Kyiv left two of the network's journalists dead and its correspondent severely injured, the country's Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday.

By Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, CNN Business

UNC-Chapel Hill names Raul Reis new dean of journalism school

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has named Raul Reis as the new dean of the university's journalism school. Reis served as dean and professor of the School of Communication at Emerson College. While there, he coordinated the development of the school's diversity plan which involved "a comprehensive curriculum audit to ensure equity and inclusion were integrated at every level," according to a news release from UNC.

Full interview: Outgoing UNC-Chapel Hill dean discusses Nikole Hannah-Jones controversy, future of journalism

Susan King, who will step down as dean of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at UNC-Chapel Hill at the end of the month, discusses the Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure controversy and the future of journalism.

WRAL staff look back at covering 9/11

WRAL sent news crews to Sept. 11, 2001 after the terrorist attacks. Many of the staff members still work at WRAL to this day. Hear their story.