Natalie McCormick
Natalie McCormick is a journalism intern this summer at The Well News. She is currently a rising junior studying at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Media and Journalism where she will graduate with a B.A. in Journalism. She is also double minoring in music and entrepreneurship.
McCormick reports for the University Desk of The Daily Tar Heel, UNC’s student-run newspaper, focusing specifically on student and faculty life.
When she is not reporting, you can find McCormick singing. She has been a professionally trained opera singer since she was 14 years old.
Recent Work
DOVER, Del. — As its session drew to a close in June, the Delaware State Senate passed a bill addressing... Read More
DOVER, Del. — As its session drew to a close in June, the Delaware State Senate passed a bill addressing what a majority of its members agreed was a pressing need to teach media literacy in schools throughout the state. The legislation, which previously passed in... Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. — State regulators in New York have mandated that the first batch of licenses to sellers in the... Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. — State regulators in New York have mandated that the first batch of licenses to sellers in the state’s soon-to-be budding cannabis retail sales sector go to business owners with previous pot convictions. New York became the 15th state to legalize recreational marijuana when... Read More
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance to over 60,000 different retail pharmacies,... Read More
WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance to over 60,000 different retail pharmacies, reminding them that under federal civil rights laws, and as recipients of federal financial assistance, they are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin,... Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking steps to reduce the economic risks associated with so-called double cropping,... Read More
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking steps to reduce the economic risks associated with so-called double cropping, or raising two crops on the same land in one year. Working with its Risk Management Agency, the USDA is expanding the availability of double crop... Read More
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday NASA released its first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, delivering “the deepest and sharpest... Read More
WASHINGTON — On Tuesday NASA released its first images from the James Webb Space Telescope, delivering “the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe so far.” Webb’s mission began at approximately 7:20 a.m. on Dec. 25, 2021. According to a NASA packet, its mission... Read More
WASHINGTON — On Friday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed to protect access to reproductive health care services.... Read More
WASHINGTON — On Friday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed to protect access to reproductive health care services. Following the signing, the White House laid out four main points the Biden administration hopes to accomplish with the new order in place. Biden’s executive order... Read More
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe... Read More
WASHINGTON — In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, demand for various forms of contraceptives, including the so-called morning-after pill, and long-lasting forms of birth control, has surged. Doctors, women’s health clinics and... Read More
WASHINGTON — The International Religious Freedom Summit 2022 came to a close in Washington on Thursday, but not before putting... Read More
WASHINGTON — The International Religious Freedom Summit 2022 came to a close in Washington on Thursday, but not before putting a spotlight on the global religious freedom movement and highlighting examples of religious persecution around the world. The summit purports to be the largest conference in... Read More
WASHINGTON — Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday, anti-abortion groups have been celebrating their victory and abortion... Read More
WASHINGTON — Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade Friday, anti-abortion groups have been celebrating their victory and abortion rights groups have been mourning their loss, worried about what this means for the future of the country. Each generation protesting the decision seems to have... Read More
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