Fellowships offer opportunities for UBC journalism alumni
Just because you’ve finished school doesn’t mean you’re done learning – that’s the attitude graduates Katelyn Verstraten and Garrett Hinchey have taken and it has paid off. Verstraten and Hinchey both graduated from UBC journalism in 2014. A year out from their degree, with jobs at The Toronto Star and the CBC, they continue to seek opportunities […]
UBC Journalism student awarded Aga Khan Fellowship
Graduating UBC Journalism student Linda Givetash has been awarded the Aga Khan Foundation Canada Young Professionals in Media Fellowship and will spend eight months reporting in Uganda beginning in August. Linda was an International Reporting Program (IRP) fellow in 2014 and was part of a team reporting on mental illness and prayer camps in West Africa. She […]
UBC journalism students win Sigma Delta Chi Award
UBC Journalism students have won a Sigma Delta Chi Award in online reporting for their 2014 project, “China’s Generation Green.”
Digital media pioneer Alfred Hermida named new UBC Journalism director
Award-winning digital media pioneer Alfred Hermida has been appointed as the next director of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of British Columbia. An associate professor recognised internationally for his research into social media and new media storytelling, Hermida brings almost 20 years of experience in digital. “The school has been leading the way in […]
UBC Journalism prof Alfred Hermida wins national book award
UBC journalism professor Alfred Hermida won the 2015 National Business Book Award for Tell Everyone: Why We Share and Why It Matters. The $20,000 literary award recognises the most outstanding Canadian business-related book. “I wrote the book to help readers make the most out of social media,” said Hermida. “As individuals and as a society, we are […]
J-school students nominated for Canadian media awards
Four UBC journalism students received nominations for the inaugural Emerge Media Awards.
UBC j-students learn about indigenous issues in Australia
Michelle Aleksandrovics Lovegrove, from the Ngarrindjeri Nation in South Australia, spent 10 days at the UBC School of Journalism this past February as one of this year’s Canwest Visiting Professors.
Linden MacIntyre shares expertise with UBC journalism students
Canadian journalist Linden MacIntyre shared his insights and expertise with the students at the UBC School of Journalism during a visit to the school in March.
Two UBC Journalism students win prestigious Donaldson scholarship
SOJ students Darryl Hol and Lien Young win prestigious CBC News Joan Donaldson Scholarship.
Q&A: Taylor Owen on data, virtual reality and journalism innovation
If Taylor Owen has it his way, people from all over the world will be able to experience the news from their living rooms. Owen is working on a form of virtual reality journalism that will debut at this year’s South by South West conference, which is known as the premier venue to discuss innovation in […]