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DTH at a Glance, my daily newsletter as online managing editor
This is the daily newsletter I wrote five days a week for a year, and it functioned as both a column and a round-up of daily headlines. My subscriber count grew steadily throughout the academic year, growing from 8,700 subscribers in August 2018 to 9,500 subscribers in May 2018. My open rate was typically 30 percent.
Social media coverage from the night Confederate monument Silent Sam fell
On my first night of work, a 105-year-old Confederate monument was toppled by demonstrators on campus. I directed all social media coverage of the event on Twitter and Instagram, and it generated tens of thousands of impressions within eight hours.
"Nearly 2,200 grades will be held following a teaching assistant strike, N&O reports"
In protest of the school's plan for Confederate monument Silent Sam, 79 teaching assistants announced that they would be withholding grades. I wrote this story between exams, and am proud of being able to quickly share this information in a succinct way.
"Folt and the Board of Trustees are asking for your opinion on Silent Sam's future"
To help decide the fate of the Confederate monument Silent Sam, the chancellor of the University announced an email inbox for the community to give their ideas for the future of the statue.
Later, I delved into the 1,967 emails received and heavily contributed to the background reporting on one of our longest projects this year.
"Navigating your first year with Black Student Movement leadership"
This was an story I pitched early in the year, and I produced the video for the first-year Facebook page that was launched during the summer of 2018.
"Welcome to UNC!," a Facebook page dedicated to UNC first years
I launched this Facebook page in May 2018, and am immensely proud of it. This page was born from a community mapping project in May, where many first-year students felt lost and alone. This page became a community for asking questions, seeking advice and quelling panic. During its publishing period, it held an 85 percent engagement rate for its 715 members.