Wednesday March 16, 2011: New Ways of Educating the Public About Education
Join us at 5:00pm March 16 at the Multipurpose Room, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC – for an inspirational session with Louis Freedberg, senior reporter and co-founder of California Watch at the Center for Investigative Reporting, in conversation with our own Dave Beers, sessional instructor at the UBC Graduate School of Journalism and editor of The Tyee.
UBC j-school director appointed to Dean’s office
UBC Graduate School of Journalism director Mary Lynn Young will take on the portfolio of Associate Dean, Communications and Strategy, in the Faculty of Arts, from July 1, 2011.
UBC j-school partners with Asian Canadian journalists
The Asian Canadian Journalists Association and the UBC j-school recently brought together journalists, media professionals and people interested in issues of diversity in newsrooms and the changing media landscape.
Feb. 7 Talk: Behind the scenes at Nature
Nicola Jones, previous online news editor and now an op-ed editor for Nature, will take you ‘behind the scenes’ of this top scientific journal in her lunchtime talk on Monday, February 7, 2011, from 12:30 to 2:00 pm in Room 104 at the UBC School of Journalism.
Colloquium: Perspectives on science and the changing media landscape
Join a discussion about how scientists and the media interact, particularly over hot issues like climate change. This colloquium will be held in the Geography building (1984 West Mall), Room 200, on 25 January from 12:30-2pm.
UBC j-school seeks dynamic visiting professor
Applications are being accepted from candidates with distinguished professional journalism experience for a one-term visiting professorship for the 2011-12 school year.
Video: Prof. Klein on Emmy-winning e-waste documentary
Watch UBC journalism professor Peter Klein talk on the Emmy-winning documentary, Ghana: Digital Dumping Ground, delivered at the Vancouver Institute on November 6, 2010.
UBC forum tackles Maclean’s ‘Too Asian?’ article
Journalism professor Candis Callison was one of the panelists on a recent forum at the University of British Columbia to discuss the issues raised by the publication of the Maclean’s article “Too Asian?”
Alumni Showcase: Aaron Goodman (’01) and Ian Bickis (’09)
Alumni Aaron Goodman and Ian Bickis hired
UBC J-school partners with The Globe and Mail
A team of 10 UBC journalism students investigating the global effects of shrimp farming has partnered with The Globe and Mail to produce a web video project for the paper’s food series, which launched Nov. 20.