Latino Journalism and Media at Carolina

Latino Journalism and Media at Carolina (Latijam) is a school-wide project of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

Latijam is dedicated to promote and practice fair and competent local reporting about Latino life in North Carolina. This mission is carried out through a four-pillar strategy that addresses needs in four areas: news, research, curriculum, and engagement and public service.

This Web site offers resources that assist journalism students, scholars and professionals in covering local Latino communities in all their vitality, complexity and potential.

The terms “Latino” and “Latina” are used to refer to men and women who reside in the United States and trace their origin or descent to Spain, Latin America and the Caribbean. The terms are interchangeable with “Hispanic.”


Featured Student Work

This public service announcement (PSA) was created by Alex Villarreal as a project for Dr. Vargas’ class, JOMC 443 Latina/o Media Studies. Villarreal was a senior majoring in journalism and actively involved in Carolina Week, a biweekly newscast produced by students in UNC School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Villarreal worked in collaboration with both the Alliance of AIDS Services-Carolina and Univision 40, which broadcast from Raleigh, NC, on this PSA. It encourages Latinas and Latinos to be tested for HIV. The PSA aired on Univision 40.

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