Prof Hermida’s paper on BBC blogs published online first
Professor Alfred Hermida’s research paper for Journalism Practice on blogging at the BBC has been published online, months ahead of the print edition of the journal.
Prof. Hermida on CiTR’s Prof Talk
Tune in on Monday April 27 from 7:30 am to 8:00 am to UBC’s radio station, CiTR 101.9 FM, to hear Professor Alfred Hermida from the UBC Graduate School of Journalism discuss how journalism is undergoing a transformation with the emergence of participatory forms of media.
$1M gift creates ground-breaking International Reporting course
Vancouver venture philanthropist Alison Lawton donates $1m to the Graduate School of Journalism to launch Canada’s first International Reporting course that sends students abroad to cover under-reported issues.
UBC Journalism students produce documentary for Dan Rather Reports
A documentary on the Canadian healthcare system produced for Dan Rather Reports by students in the UBC Graduate School of Journalism’s Advanced Television course will be airing in mid-April.
Eco expert Candis Callison from MIT joins j-school
Candis Callison, a doctoral candidate at MIT whose research focuses on the public communication of climate change, will be joining the Graduate School of Journalism as an Assistant Professor June 1, 2009.
JHR launches new magazine on March 23
The Journalists for Human Rights are celebrating the launch of their first, nationally-distributed, human rights publication Speak Magazine from 4:00 to 5:00 on March 23rd in MASS (Meekison Arts Student Space) Buchanan D.
Student wins Community Newspaper award
Second year student, Amy Juschka, has won the Community Newspaper Award for her stellar work in the Downtown Eastside.
Journalists for Human Rights features Grad on March 5
On March 5, JHR is holding a talk and wine and cheese reception for Darren Fleet (‘10), a UBC Masters of Journalism student, and Journalism for Human Rights media trainer, who has just returned from Zambia where he worked with the newspaper the Southern Guardian covering election fraud and other topics.
Fairchild Group endows a new student scholarship
The Fairchild Group, which owns a number of high-profile media properties in Vancouver including Fairchild Television, recently endowed a new scholarship of $2,000 annually to alternate each year between the Graduate School of Journalism and the UBC Film Production Program. Thomas Fung, owner and founder, presented the award. The award is bestowed on the recommendation […]
Video: The future of international news
Watch four prominent Canadian journalists, including Al Jazeera’s Tony Burman, discuss Canada’s voice in international news at the debate held at UBC to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the journalism school.