Outstanding turn out by UBC Journalism community at 2021 Jack Webster Awards
Alumni, students and faculty of the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media took home one journalism award and two student journalism awards at the 2021 Jack Webster Awards.
Shannon Dooling, ’12
Shannon Dooling graduated with a Master of Journalism degree in 2012. At UBC, she was part of the International Reporting Program.
Megan Devlin, ’17
Megan Devlin graduated from the Master of Journalism program in 2017 and is currently a reporter covering daily news at DailyHive Vancouver.
UBC Master of Journalism alum wins two top journalism awards
Alum Christopher Cheung takes home two prestigious awards in recognition of his commitment and dedication towards community journalism.
JWAM graduate Priya Bhat joins News21 to report on poverty and pandemic
Priya Bhat has been named as this year’s Carnegie-Knight News21 Fellow, joining a team of student journalists reporting on COVID-19 and poverty in the United States.
JWAM alumni start media company to ‘decomplicate’ news
Alumni Rumneek Johal and Carol Eugene Park, founders of Decomplicated, a daily newsletter and podcast share their experiences starting their own media company, their goals and their collaboration with parent company, Overstory Media Group.
Congratulations, Master of Journalism Class of 2021!
The Master of Journalism class of 2021 is a diverse cohort, comprising 40 peer cent domestic and 60 per cent international students.
J-school alum named recipient of CJF Black Journalism Fellowship program
Dannielle Piper has been named as one of the three recipients of the fellowship program, established in partnership with CBC News and CTV News.
Brenna Owen, ’19
Brenna Owen graduated in 2019 and is currently a reporter-editor with The Canadian Press in Vancouver.
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson, ’19
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson graduated with a Master of Journalism degree in 2019 and currently works as a food security reporter for Canada’s National Observer.