UBC Journalism mental health project wins Digital Publishing Award
UBC Journalism students win a silver in the inaugural Digital Publishing Awards recognizing excellence in the content and creation of Canadian digital publications.
UBC Journalism students win Edward R. Murrow Award
UBC Journalism students have been honoured with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for a project on global mental health treatment.
UBC Journalism students nominated for CAJ awards
Several projects by UBC Journalism students and graduates have been nominated for the 2015 Canadian Association of Journalists Awards.
UBC Journalism faculty and alumna awarded 2016 Hillman Prize
UBC Journalism adjunct Duncan McCue and alumna Chantelle Bellrichard have been awarded a 2016 Hillman Prize for their work on a CBC project on missing and murdered Indigenous women.
UBC J-students awarded two CBC News Donaldson scholarships
Two UBC Journalism students have received 2016 Joan Donaldson CBC News scholarships.
Data visualization module primes UBC j-students for industry needs
Students gained hands-on experience of data visualization in a new elective offered by Prof Tamara Munzner.
AUS Humanities and Social Sciences Conference
The Arts Undergraduate Society held its annual Humanities and Social Sciences student conference on January 16, 2016, featuring student presenters from ASRW courses. Click here for more information.
UBC Journalism students recognized with Jack Webster awards
Second-year student Jon Hernandez and first year Peggy Lam have received student journalism awards from the Jack Webster Foundation.
UBC journalism grad wins ONA award for News21 project
UBC Journalism graduate Allison Griner has won an Online Journalism Award as part of the News21 team that produced Gun Wars, an in-depth analysis of the debate over gun control in the U.S. The award was announced at the Online Journalism Awards dinner held September 26 in Los Angeles. The awards recognize excellence in digital journalism across the world. The News21 Gun Wars project […]
UBC Journalism welcomes Mohamed Fahmy pardon and release
Embed from Getty Images The UBC Graduate School of Journalism has welcomed the pardon of imprisoned Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy, who has been fighting terrorism-related charges in Egypt since December 2013. Fahmy, and his Al Jazeera colleague Baher Mohamed, were among those pardoned by Egypt’s president on the religious celebration of Eid al-Adha. Fahmy has accepted a position […]