Apply for The Daily Tar Heel Opinion Desk!
The Daily Tar Heel is hiring Editorial Board members, columnists and cartoonists to work for the Opinion Desk. No newsroom or opinion writing experience is required – the DTH is a learning newsroom! See below for position descriptions. Contact Opinion Editor Le Ha with questions, comments or concerns at opinion@dailytarheel.com or (979) 327 3867. The application is due 11:59pm on Jan. 26.
Editorial Board Member
As a member of the Editorial Board, you will write and contribute to editorials, attend weekly meetings and pitch story ideas. You are able to pitch your own story ideas in addition to contributing to editorials.
Columnist
As a columnist, you will write and turn in columns on a set schedule. You will choose your beat and pitch stories you wish to write. Some beats we’re interested in this year: local and state politics, elections, transit, university, higher education, housing/development, mental health. Please keep in mind that music/book/film reviews fall under the Lifestyle Desk.
Cartoonist
As a cartoonist, you will create fun, satirical or informative graphics for our print issues. In the past, we've had cartoons about COVID-19, Student Body President candidates or fun depictions of student life. You will have freedom to create pieces that represent your vision and/or opinion and may be assigned cartoons on occasion/as needed for print.
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Please upload a writing sample with a minimum of 500 words. This can be an opinion article or a sample that resembles an opinion article (check out our desk's published content for an idea of what this might look like!). If you are applying to be a cartoonist, upload a sample of your art.
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