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Marisa Porto

Knight Chair in Local News and Sustainability, UNC Chapel Hill Hussman School of Journalism

Marisa Porto is a distinguished professor and the Knight Chair in Local News and Sustainability at the UNC Chapel Hill Hussman School of Journalism and media, a position she began in 2023.

She leads innovative research on entrepreneurial journalism, AI integration, and evolving news business models. Before joining UNC, Porto built a career in journalism – starting as a reporter, rising to editor, then serving as Vice President of news and publisher.

She held leadership roles in nonprofit and startup media organizations and served as president of the Virginia Press Association. Additionally, she was appointed to the Virginia State FOIA advisory Board and taught digital transformation internationally, including the countries of Ukraine and Georgia.