UBC J-School’s International Reporting Program Presents “China’s Generation Green”
Young Chinese have grown up with runoff-stained streams, smog-filled cities and polluted farms – the unfortunate side effect of the incredible economic boom in their country throughout their lifetimes. This year’s IRP project, “China’s Generation Green,” focuses on the emerging environmental movement in China, made up of leaders of the next generation who say they […]
UBC Journalism project recognized by Webby Awards
UBC Graduate School of Journalism International Reporting Program’s multimedia documentary CUT has been named a Webby Honoree in the “Green” category, which recognizes the best of environmental journalism. CUT is the culmination of a year of research, reporting and production on the topic of illegal logging. Students traveled to the Russian Far East, Cameroon and Indonesia, […]
SOJ student receives prestigious Norwegian High North Journalism Award
UBC Journalism student Jimmy Thomson arrived for his first class in 2012 straight off a ship from Greenland, bags still in hand. This summer he will be packing his bags and heading out on a new adventure in a remote place that, for him, has become familiar. Thomson, one of only two recipients of this […]
SOJ student receives prestigious News21 fellowship
When UBC Journalism student Allison Griner found out there was a fellowship to write about gun control and gun lobbying, she knew she had to apply. “Few issues spur so much passion and debate in the U.S.,” said Griner, who grew up in Jacksonville, Florida. “I was so excited to hear there was an opportunity […]
UBC School of Journalism calls for release of Canadian journalist and Al Jazeera colleagues detained in Egypt
The University of British Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism and the International Reporting Program are calling for the release of Mohamed Fadel Fahmy, Peter Greste and Baher Mohamed, three Al Jazeera English journalists who were detained by Egyptian authorities last month.
SOJ alumni and professors discuss solutions journalism
How should journalists report on solutions? How can reporters bring a solution focus to the field? How can solutions journalism get funded? And what’s the line between solutions journalism and advocacy? School of Journalism alumni Sam Eifling and Alexandra Gibb, and professors David Beers and Peter Klein reflected on these issues during the last Changemakers […]
UBC Journalism’s latest project featured on CTV’s new flagship primetime program
UBC Journalism’s latest project, “CUT,” was featured on the December 20th broadcast of CTV’s flagship primetime news show Kevin Newman Live. In the introduction, host Kevin Newman said “The International Reporting Program at UBC’s Graduate School of Journalism has earned a reputation for groundbreaking undercover and investigative work that we’re proud to bring you tonight.”
Highlights from #UBCJchat
Associate Professor Alfred Hermida moderated a live chat on Wednesday December 18 with prospective applicants and alumni about what makes UBC’s Graduate School of Journalism unique. Here are some of the highlights from the discussion.
Ying Chan joins UBC Journalism as Canwest Visiting Professor
The School of Journalism is pleased to announce that renowned journalist, writer and educator, Ying Chan will be joining the School as the Canwest Visiting Professor for the first semester of 2014. With more than 20 years working as a journalist in New York, and as the founding director of the Journalism and Media Studies Center at […]