Here is a sampling of links and notes about Carolina people and programs cited recently in the media: International Coverage Old media: a dying breed?
"The Debate" France 24
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill professor Phil Meyer was featured on this broadcast, commenting about the journalism industry.
To view video footage of the broadcast, please visit:
http://www.france24.com/en/20080417-debate-media-print-newspapers-online&navi=DEBATS
Note: This interview was shot live from the Carolina News Studio. National Coverage A bad Side to low Cholesterol?
Ivanhoe (Newswire)
A new study uncovers more of the link between Parkinson’s disease and cholesterol. Two years ago, researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill found people with low levels of LDL -- “bad” cholesterol -- are more likely to have Parkinson’s disease than people with high LDL levels; but it was not determined whether or not the patient’s had low levels before being diagnosed. Now, a follow-up study reveals low levels were present in a group of Japanese men long before being diagnosed with the neurological disorder.
Note: Ivanhoe has a syndicated television series and its reports are broadcast in 250 markets reaching 80 million U.S. households. Regional Coverage Cheerleader hurt in contest dies
The Boston Globe (Mass.)
...Statistics, however, paint a grim picture of cheerleading and the often dangerous gymnastic tricks common in the sport. From 1982 to 2006, 10 female athletes have died from injuries sustained - directly or indirectly - during cheerleading stunts performed at the high school and college level, according to the National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, which is based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. State and Local Coverage Young voters: What they know (Opinion-Editorial Column)
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Oh, how common are lamentations about young Americans' lack of political knowledge. Young people in this country, we often hear, are abysmally uninformed and would rather punch messages on i-Phones, listen to MP3s or hit bunker shots on a Wii than consume political news. (Justin Martin is a Ph.D. student in the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at UNC-Chapel Hill.) UNC students seek anti-sweatshop rule
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
A group of UNC-Chapel Hill students held a sit-in at the administration building Thursday, demanding the university sign an anti-sweatshop policy for its licensed clothing. ...In a statement, UNC-CH said it is committed to improving conditions for workers and is a member of two labor monitoring organizations.
Related Links:
http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-943741.cfm
UNC Fact Sheet:
http://www.unc.edu/news/archives/apr08/licfacts041508.html UNC Professor Asks Paper To Stop Filming At Mall
The Raleigh Chronicle
A University of North Carolina journalism professor asked the Raleigh Chronicle to stop filming or taking pictures at the Streets at Southpoint Mall without the mall's advance permission. In addition to teaching journalism, the professor is a for-hire public relations consultant for the mall. Bryan Gilmer, who teaches news writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, sent the notice to the newspaper shortly after the Raleigh Chronicle published a story in January about a crime incident at the mall. UNC hosts exhibit on the history of Beat poetry
The Herald-Sun (Durham)
The emergence and evolution of American counterculture poetry in the third quarter of the 20th century will be the topic of an exhibit that opens Monday and continues through July 3 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Wilson Library.
Related Link:
http://www.heraldsun.com/orange/10-943688.cfm
UNC News Release:
http://uncnews.unc.edu/news/humanities-and-social-sciences/exhibit-
programs-to-examine-counterculture-poetry-1950-1975.html Issues and Trends Nationwide, Students Hold 'Lie-Ins'
U.S. News & World Report
...The Virginia Tech campus was not the only place where "lie-ins" stirred a bit of controversy. While the Hokie event remained somewhat apolitical, similar events around the country wore their intentions more prominently. Most "lie-ins" were in fact protests of easy gun access and lasted three minutes long—the amount of time it takes to purchase a gun in the United States. Students from Wisconsin, the University of Massachusetts, the University of North Carolina, and all over Ohio held their own demonstrations. Edwards mum on presidential pick as NC primary nears
The Associated Press
In the four years after his first White House bid, John Edwards stayed in the spotlight. In the four months since he abandoned his second bid, he's all but disappeared. ...Even after Elizabeth Edwards was diagnosed with cancer and went through chemotherapy following the 2004 election, the couple continued public activities. She wrote a memoir. He launched a poverty center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and campaigned around the country for Democrats and effort to boost the minimum wage. Both did book tours. Early voting launched across N.C.
The News & Observer (Raleigh)
Early voters began turning out today as one-stop voting sites opened across North Carolina. Nearly 900 voters went to the polls at three early voting sites in Orange County. Traffic was heaviest at the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center in downtown Chapel Hill, where 650 people — many of them students — climbed a spiral staircase to the second-floor voting area.
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