Laurie McNeill named new UBC Journalism, Writing, and Media acting director
Laurie McNeill has been appointed as the acting director of the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media at UBC.
Students and alumni shed light on alcohol use and healing in Yellowknife
Students, alumni, faculty and staff worked on the Turning Points documentary series in partnership with PBS Newshour.
UBC Journalism community shine at the 2020 Webster Awards
Alumni, students and faculty took home two journalism awards and one student journalism award at the 2020 Jack Webster Awards.
Jaione Belza Guede, ’17
Jaione Belza Guede graduated from the UBC School of Journalism in 2017 and now works as the senior content editor at OneFootball, a football media company in Berlin.
Masa Kanan, ’18
Researcher, Political Affairs Directorate, The Royal Hashemite Court
Sharon Nadeem, ’18
Sharon Nadeem is a graduate of UBC Journalism’s Class of 2018 and now works as an associate producer for the Global Reporting Centre. While previously working as a software engineer in India, Nadeem found her passion for creative problem solving. Since transitioning to journalism, she’s pursued that passion through her work on multiple long-term, investigative […]
Dannielle Piper, ’19
Communications coordinator
Kids Brain Health
Michelle Ghoussoub, ’16
Michelle Ghoussoub graduated from UBC Journalism in 2016, after which she started working across several bureaus of the CBC as part of the public broadcaster’s Joan Donaldson Scholarship program.
Dominika Lirette, ’17
Studio director
CBC Kelowna
Dustin Patar, ’19
Dustin Patar graduated from UBC Journalism in 2019 and, before COVID-19, was based out of Iqaluit, Nunavut as a reporter for Nunatsiaq News. He’s currently reporting remotely from Vancouver, with plans to return to the territory in July.