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The Daily Tar Heel
Serving the students and the University community since 1893
www.dailytarheel.com
The Dail Tar Heel’s mission is two-old. First, it seeks to serve the state,local and Universit communit bproducing timel, balanced, inorma-tive coverage that is responsive to ourreadership and advances the news.Second, it provides uture proessional journalists the opportunit to learnand experiment with their crat and,ideall, a progressive model or therapidl changing industr.
MISSION
The Dail Tar Heel is UNC’s independent studentnewspaper. Founded in 1893, it became a dailnewspaper in 1929. The DTH covers Universit news andsports, as well as Orange Count and higher education.
Join the best teamin college journalism.
The Dail Tar Heel
is a nonprot organization. It stopped taking student ees in 1993 and is ull unded b its advertis-ing revenue, thus making it both scall and
editoriall independent
. The student journalists are solel responsible orall content under the direction o the
student editor-in-chie
. The paper circulates
18,000 ree copies
each publishingda during the regular academic ear to distribution locations throughout campus, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham and Hills-borough, making it the
largest communit newspaper
in the area with an estimated
readership o 38,000
.This summer, the DTH let its home o almost 30 ears or a new o-campus location. The new DTH is located at
151 E.Rosemar St.
The editor-in-chie oversees the
newsroom
and is ultimatel responsible or all content. She serves as the public ace o thepaper. The editor also hires the rest o the
sta
, which includes the
managing editors
, the
opinion editor
and editorsor each o the newsroom’s desks.
Arts: Focused on the Universit but also extending to arts-related coverage in the town and greater Triangle area.Cit: Chapel Hill, Carrboro and some parts o Orange and Chatham counties.Cop: Edits content, checks acts, writes headlines.Design: Las out the pages to present the news in attractive, engaging was.Diversions: Thursda entertainment section ocused on local artists. Includes movie and album reviews, columns, calendars andlocal entertainment news.Editorial board and columnists: Hired at the end o each semester in a separate application process.Graphics: Creates graphics, illustrations and charts.Multimedia: Brings together dierent orms o stortelling (photos, words, video, graphics, audio).Online: Produces dailtarheel.com.Photo: Takes and edits pictures.Sports: UNC sports onl.State & National: News rom the state and the nation that has a local impact, with an emphasis on the UNC sstem.
Universit: All campus news except sports.
who we are
QUESTIONS? CONTACTEDITOR-IN-CHIEF
SARAH FRIER
EDITOR@DAILyTARHEEL.COM
“Regardless of whether people want to get into journalism or are just looking for something to doon the side for fun, the DTH can be the place for all those interests to meet. You can put in as much as youwant to get out; if you’re not serious about becoming a serious journalist there’s still a place for you at the DTH — and if you want to become the next editor of the New York Times, well, the DTH is the place to start and to rise in the ranks.”
shannan bowen,
worked at the dth all four years, and served as InvestIgatIve team edItorbefore graduatIng In 2006. she Is a reporter at the wIlmIngton star-news.
Q: Do I need an previous experience on a newspaper?A:
No. The Dail Tar Heel is a teaching paper, and the editors are read and willing to help new sta members learn newskills. We will teach ou how to do anthing on the paper that ou want to learn how to do. I ou worked or our highschool paper or another campus paper ou can include some o those clips with our application, but it is not necessar.Applicants should provide a sample o their work specic to the desks applied or.
Q: What positions are available?A:
New sta members can appl to an o the ollowing desks: Universit, Cit, State & National, Arts, Sports, Diversions,Cop, Photo, Design, Graphics, Online, Multimedia.
Q: What is the time commitment?A:
Each desk is structured dierentl. In most cases, reshman staers will work one da per week their rst semester,and others will work two das per week. Joining the DTH is something ou can do in addition to other activities on cam-pus. you will be able to choose our own work das to t the DTH in with our class schedule. I ou work on the newsdesks (Universit, Cit, or State & National) ou should come into the oce rst thing in the morning to get our assign-ment and begin working. you are expected to update our editors on our stor throughout the da.
Q: Will I get the desk I want?A:
The application asks ou to prioritize our top three desk choices. I ou don't get our rst choice, there's a processor switching desks ater a semester.
Q: Where is the newsroom?A:
The new DTH is on the bottom foor o 151 E. Rosemar St. That’s behind the Franklin Street post oce.
Q: Can I join other groups?A:
yes. The DTH does not want to limit our opportunities, although our activities cannot violate the confict o interestpolic. As a general rule, ou cannot be a member o Student Government, and ou cannot hold a top leadership posi-tion in an group. I ou have questions about groups ou belong to, talk to the editor or a managing editor about ourspecic case.
Interest MeetIngs
Come meet the editors andask questions.All meetings are at 5:30 p.m.:Jan. 12: DTH oce, 151 E. Rosemar St.Jan. 18: DTH oce, 151 E. Rosemar St.
The Daily Tar Heel
staff application
SPRING 2011
Fill out this application on a separate sheet of paper and return it to the DTH at 151 E. Rosemary St.The DTH is organized by desks, and any questions you have would be best answered by the editorof the desk that interests you. If you general questions, feel free to contact DTH Editor Sarah Frier ateditor@dailytarheel.com or newsroom adviser Erica Perel at perel@email.unc.edu.Learn more about the newspaper and meet the editors at one of two interest meetings:5:30 p.m. on Jan. 12 in the DTH conference room at 151 E. Rosemary St.5:30 p.m. on Jan. 18 in the DTH conference room at 151 E. Rosemary St.
Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 21.
We will post a full list of new staff in the paper’s front ofce by Noon, MONDAY, JAN. 24Mandatory orientation will be SATURDAY, Jan. 29.
Name:E-mail:Phone number:Local address:Class/Year:Major(s):
For a description of each desk, please see the attached page. Which desk, in order of preferencewould you like to work for? Please note any special interests you might like to cover.1._____________________ 2.______________________ 3.______________________1. List any past journalism/writing/visual/digital experience, including jobs and classes taken. (This isNOT a requirement; any interested student should apply.)2. List your extracurricular activities, including jobs and leadership positions, for this semester andthe next. Students can be involved with other student groups as long as they follow the conict ofinterest policy (see attached). If you need the policy claried, contact Editor Sarah Frier.3. What qualities, interests, skills, elds of expertise and viewpoints can you offer the DTH?4. In what areas do you think the DTH can improve?5. Attach at least one sample of your work. Relevant work samples help determine placement. Non-writing desk applicants can attach a CD or include a website URL where the work can be found.Multimedia applicants can include work from any digital storytelling media. Applicants without work samples can cover a campus event or write a sample story. See attachedpage for details.
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