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F.A.Q.

Student Media

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact the organization through WaveLink, through any member of the organization, or call the adviser at 910.962.7138. Feel free to drop by the Student Media Center on the second floor of the Fisher Student Center, suite 2017.

Atlantis accepts submissions of prose (short fiction and nonfiction), poetry, visual art, photography, and images of three-dimensional art from undergraduate and graduate students throughout North Carolina (public, private, and community colleges) during the fall and spring submission periods.

All submissions are made online. Click on the Submit link and follow the instructions.

Executive staff of The Seahawk, Atlantis and TealTV earn annual stipends. Advertising staff receive an hourly wage. All others working for student media outlets volunteer their time.
For editorial coverage, contact our editors directly, as early as possible--we recommend two weeks or more in advance. Email works best. The Seahawk and Seahawk Central News also welcome news tips. Contact information is available through WaveLink and on the organizations' websites. Feel free to call the adviser, as well, at 910-962-7138.
Contact the editor at the medium in question. Current email addresses can be found within the publication's masthead and in WaveLink.

The Seahawk welcomes tips and proposals from guest commentators. Contact the relevant editor to propose your idea, or use the online form. 

Articles must be delivered electronically. The Seahawk assesses all submissions for journalistic rigor and style.

Email it directly to the editor-in-chief or use this online form. Include your full name, phone number and city of residence, and indicate whether we may publish your name with the letter. Letters to the editor may be up to 250 words in length. The Seahawk reserves the right to make minor edits for clarity and length.
Yes. If you are an enrolled junior or senior, you may be eligible to earn up to six credits, depending on your major, as an intern with The Seahawk. Most of our interns work as news reporters, copy editors, or photographers. Approval by the department of your major is required, and restrictions may apply. Internships require 120 hours of work over a semester. Contact the internship coordinator in the department of your major for details.

No, but UNCW's Journalism Minor is a robust 21-credit, interdisciplinary curriculum offered by the departments of English and Communication Studies. Combined with working for a student publication, it's a great way to jump-start a career in journalism, marketing, publishing, the sciences, and law. See this page for details.

Call us at 910-962-7138 or email us at ads.uncw@gmail.com. We'll walk you through it. Beforehand, think about the results you'd like your advertising to achieve and what your budget will allow. We will work with you to design a campaign that fits your audience, your budget, and your desired goals. You can preview your options by reviewing the advertising page.
Yes. We have a secure payment portal that accepts Visa and MasterCard. Call for information: (910) 962-7138.
No, but TealTV operates a podcast-production studio that is available only to TealTV members. If you're interested in proposing a podcast series, contact TealTV directly via WaveLink.
Whether members of Student Media or outside contributors, authors and creators retain copyright of their works published in our student publications. Permissions agreements are struck between the contributors and the publication, permitting the publication of the work for a specified duration and in specified ways.

Atlantis and 19Forty-Eight are available free from magazine racks throughout UNCW's Campus Life buildings, the UNCW Library, select classroom buildings, and at the Student Media Center (FSC 2017).

Atlantis publishes print issues three times a year: November, April and summer. 19Forty-Eight publishes in print in November and April.

You can also have the Seahawk's weekly newsletter sent to your inbox by subscribing for free at TheSeahawk.org.

TealTV presents Seahawk Central News and other programs on its YouTube channel.

We are on the second floor of the Fisher Student Center, suite 2017, opposite the elevator. We are open Monday through Friday, 8AM to 5PM. 
No. Use of Student Media equipment is reserved for use by authorized members of our registered student-media organizations.
The student editors and producers choose all the content they publish. The university, its faculty, staff and advisers have no prior knowledge of the students' content and do not review content before publication. Student publications at UNCW are editorially independent of the university and possess all the rights and responsibilities of professional publications.
Most of our student media receive student fees allocated by the Student Media Board. Flicker Film Society receives fee funding allocated by the Student Government Association. The Seahawk supplements its fee funding with revenue earned from advertising sales and sponsorships. The Student Media fee is currently assessed at $12.50 per full-time equivalent student (FTE) per year, plus additional fees from summer enrollment.
Yes! Each year, the Student Media Board seats two students-at-large who are otherwise unaffiliated with any student-media organization. They represent the voice of the broader student body. Candidates must maintain a minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA to qualify. Applications for volunteer service on the SMB are accepted in the spring and summer for the following school academic year. The board meets monthly in the fall and twice monthly in the spring. Contact the adviser for more information at 910.962.7138.