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After Hurricane Helene: The Gowan family’s journey of resilience

From up on a bank, the Gowan’s watched as their house collapsed and their belongings swept into the rushing river that floodwaters had formed across the property. Their home and family business, Triple C Campground, were gone.

Exploring different types of designer ball pythons

Graphic by Madeline Nguyen

Hilliard Greene: from the floor of Woolen Gym to the door of the Angus Barn

Video by Sophia Pedroso Cover by Olivia Goodson Woolen gym is now home to a…

Breeding ball pythons

Story by Isha Pattanaik Photos by Madeline Nguyen 0:00-0:04 TALENA CHAVIS: “He’s relatively small in…

Survive or collapse: Small businesses in North Carolina struggle after Hurricane Helene

Story by Noelle Harff Photos by Chrissy Wang MARION, North Carolina — When Hurricane Helene…

How budget cuts to domestic violence resources are affecting the community

Story by Isha Pattanaik Graphic by Madeline Nguyen ANCHOR INTRO: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS MIGHT HAVE…

‘I don’t want to get involved’: NC college students avoid abortion conversations on campus

Story by Kellie Finch Cover by Olivia Goodson CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — It’s mid-October, less…

At odds: the abortion conversation on NC college campuses

Video by Caroline Routh Graphic by Olivia Goodson LEAD: It’s election season and college students…

From vinyl to viral: how Spotify and TikTok have revolutionized the music industry

Graphic by Madeline Nguyen

Hurricane Helene destroys 49-year-old campground

Photo story by Chrissy Wang The GoFundMe link for the Gowans

A photo story: Excavating a fifth century synagogue

Photo journalism student Will Melfi was one of 14 University of North Carolina at Chapel…

Uncovering and discovering pieces of Judaic history

Story by Margaret High Video by Alanna Pyrtle HUQOQ, Israel – In the summer of…

Jodi Magness: “Reshaping the way we think about Judaism”

Story by Cailyn Derickson Video by Jilly Kuehn Photos by Will Melfi and Adriana Diaz…

Redefining history, one colorful mosaic at a time

Story by Ashley Mills What stared as a quest to uncover a fifth century synagogue…

Excavating a fifth century synagogue: Brad Erickson

Story by Cailyn Derickson Video by Gray Hurley Photos by Will Melfi HUQOQ, Israel —…

Excavating a fifth century synagogue: John Huggins

Video by Chip Sweeney World renowned UNC archaeologist Jodi Magness and her team have just…

Excavating a fifth century synagogue: Chloe Scattergood

Story by Jessica Snouwaert Video by Chip Sweeney Photos by Will Melfi HUQOQ, Israel –…

Excavating a fifth century synagogue: Sophie Swift

Story by Rachel Ross Audio by Ashley Mills HUQOQ, Israel — A computer scientist, a…

Excavating a fifth century synagogue: Robert Rhinehart

Story by Jessica Snouwaert Video by Chip Sweeney Photos by Will Melfi HUQOQ, Israel – …

Excavating a fifth century synagogue: Shana O’Connell

Story by Rachel Ross HUQOQ, Israel — “I think my 13-year-old self would be so…

What is Media Hub?

UNC Media Hub is a cohort of students from various concentrations within UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media who collaborate to produce top-tier integrated media packages covering stories across North Carolina.