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News on student life, teaching and research at the UBC School of Journalism, Writing, and Media.
Political communication scholar Daniel Kreiss has been appointed an Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair of Canada at #UBC’s School of Journalism, Writing, and Media.
The Chair position marks an $8m federal investment in the future of democratic journalism over eight years.
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The Chair position marks an $8m federal investment in the future of democratic journalism over eight years.
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Renowned democracy scholar Daniel Kreiss joins UBC JWAM as research chair - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Daniel Kreiss will lead research into how journalism, digital platforms and new technologies shape democratic life.
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August 27, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Political communication scholar Daniel Kreiss has been appointed an Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair of Canada at #UBC’s School of Journalism, Writing, and Media.
The Chair position marks an $8m federal investment in the future of democratic journalism over eight years.
jwam.ubc.ca/news/renowne...
The Chair position marks an $8m federal investment in the future of democratic journalism over eight years.
jwam.ubc.ca/news/renowne...
Big news from #UBC Journalism! 🌊
We are hiring an Assistant Professor (or possibly associate) in International Reporting. This role includes the prestigious Gary Coull Professorship and a chance to collaborate with our Global Reporting Centre.🌍
Join us in Vancouver.
Apply by Aug 15, 2026.
We are hiring an Assistant Professor (or possibly associate) in International Reporting. This role includes the prestigious Gary Coull Professorship and a chance to collaborate with our Global Reporting Centre.🌍
Join us in Vancouver.
Apply by Aug 15, 2026.
JWAM - Gary Coull Professorship - Assistant Professor - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
The School of Journalism, Writing, and Media at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver Campus, invites applications for a full-time tenure-stream faculty appointment in International Repo...
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June 11, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Big news from #UBC Journalism! 🌊
We are hiring an Assistant Professor (or possibly associate) in International Reporting. This role includes the prestigious Gary Coull Professorship and a chance to collaborate with our Global Reporting Centre.🌍
Join us in Vancouver.
Apply by Aug 15, 2026.
We are hiring an Assistant Professor (or possibly associate) in International Reporting. This role includes the prestigious Gary Coull Professorship and a chance to collaborate with our Global Reporting Centre.🌍
Join us in Vancouver.
Apply by Aug 15, 2026.
Congratulations to #UBC Journalism student Kristen de Jager on being named a finalist in the NATIONAL NEWSMEDIA COUNCIL / CAJ STUDENT JOURNALISM AWARD OF EXCELLENCE.
April 22, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Congratulations to #UBC Journalism student Kristen de Jager on being named a finalist in the NATIONAL NEWSMEDIA COUNCIL / CAJ STUDENT JOURNALISM AWARD OF EXCELLENCE.
Calling all journalism leaders and innovators! 📣
Are you passionate about the future of storytelling? #UBC Journalism is looking for its next Asper Visiting Professor for the 2026-2027 academic year.
This role is a fantastic opportunity to step into the classroom and share your expertise.
Are you passionate about the future of storytelling? #UBC Journalism is looking for its next Asper Visiting Professor for the 2026-2027 academic year.
This role is a fantastic opportunity to step into the classroom and share your expertise.
Asper Visiting Professor (2026-2027) - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
The UBC School of Journalism, Writing, and Media is accepting applicants for the position of Asper Visiting Professor for 2026-2027 to join its high-calibre journalism faculty and students. The School...
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April 21, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Calling all journalism leaders and innovators! 📣
Are you passionate about the future of storytelling? #UBC Journalism is looking for its next Asper Visiting Professor for the 2026-2027 academic year.
This role is a fantastic opportunity to step into the classroom and share your expertise.
Are you passionate about the future of storytelling? #UBC Journalism is looking for its next Asper Visiting Professor for the 2026-2027 academic year.
This role is a fantastic opportunity to step into the classroom and share your expertise.
As political commentators weigh on Orban's defeat at the general elections in Hungary, JWAM revisits an essay by Professor Peter Klein first published in @theglobeandmail.com n 2012.
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A letter on freedom to Hungary's Viktor Orbán
The Prime Minister's efforts to control the press take us back to the bad old Soviet days
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April 14, 2026 at 6:52 PM
As political commentators weigh on Orban's defeat at the general elections in Hungary, JWAM revisits an essay by Professor Peter Klein first published in @theglobeandmail.com n 2012.
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A big thank you to our "dragons" Lauren Kaljur and William Johnson for their generous feedback on the innovation project pitches by students taking the #UBC Imagine Journalism course, taught by @hermida.bsky.social
March 31, 2026 at 2:08 AM
A big thank you to our "dragons" Lauren Kaljur and William Johnson for their generous feedback on the innovation project pitches by students taking the #UBC Imagine Journalism course, taught by @hermida.bsky.social
🌊 From Singapore to the world: How port cities shape our global identity.
Take a listen to a fascinating new episode of CBC’s Ideas, hosted by #UBC JWAM director Kamal Al-Solaylee! 🎙️
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Take a listen to a fascinating new episode of CBC’s Ideas, hosted by #UBC JWAM director Kamal Al-Solaylee! 🎙️
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March 17, 2026 at 10:14 PM
🌊 From Singapore to the world: How port cities shape our global identity.
Take a listen to a fascinating new episode of CBC’s Ideas, hosted by #UBC JWAM director Kamal Al-Solaylee! 🎙️
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Take a listen to a fascinating new episode of CBC’s Ideas, hosted by #UBC JWAM director Kamal Al-Solaylee! 🎙️
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Prof @hermida.bsky.social will be speaking at the NeMLA's 57th Annual Convention. He argues that artificial intelligence is an infrastructure, rather than a mere tool, restructuring of the news ecosystem into systems of homogenisation, precarity, and stratification.
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March 5, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Prof @hermida.bsky.social will be speaking at the NeMLA's 57th Annual Convention. He argues that artificial intelligence is an infrastructure, rather than a mere tool, restructuring of the news ecosystem into systems of homogenisation, precarity, and stratification.
www.nemla.org/convention.h...
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#UBC j-prof Peter Klein in the @theglobeandmail.com: "Both cases turn on the blurring line between activism and reporting, which the journalists and their defenders claim police have used to undermine press freedom."
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Opinion: The blurring line between journalism and activism is being used as a cudgel
Who gets to decide who’s a reporter, and who’s an activist? The answer matters for press freedom
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February 22, 2026 at 11:02 PM
#UBC j-prof Peter Klein in the @theglobeandmail.com: "Both cases turn on the blurring line between activism and reporting, which the journalists and their defenders claim police have used to undermine press freedom."
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Thinking of #UBC Journalism? There's still time to get your application in. We've extended the application deadline for the Master of Journalism to February 28, 2026.
We know that putting together a high-quality graduate application is a significant undertaking.
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We know that putting together a high-quality graduate application is a significant undertaking.
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February 4, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Thinking of #UBC Journalism? There's still time to get your application in. We've extended the application deadline for the Master of Journalism to February 28, 2026.
We know that putting together a high-quality graduate application is a significant undertaking.
jwam.ubc.ca/news/2026-ne...
We know that putting together a high-quality graduate application is a significant undertaking.
jwam.ubc.ca/news/2026-ne...
Catherine Zhu (MJ alumna, ’24) outlined how journalists can elevate stories about caregiving to drive meaningful change at the recent Canadian Caregiving Summit in Ottawa.
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January 28, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Catherine Zhu (MJ alumna, ’24) outlined how journalists can elevate stories about caregiving to drive meaningful change at the recent Canadian Caregiving Summit in Ottawa.
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What is journalism? It’s more than just telling stories. It’s about serving communities and helping the world make sense of itself. At the #UBC School of Journalism, Writing, and Media (JWAM), we aren't just teaching you how to report. We’re inviting you to help us define the future of the industry.
Why study journalism at UBC? Global perspectives & professional practice
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January 23, 2026 at 11:29 PM
What is journalism? It’s more than just telling stories. It’s about serving communities and helping the world make sense of itself. At the #UBC School of Journalism, Writing, and Media (JWAM), we aren't just teaching you how to report. We’re inviting you to help us define the future of the industry.
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A sliver of hope as a new local publication launches in Metro Vancouver via CBC News
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Metro Vancouver journalists hope to turn the page on local news
Several major community newspapers in Metro Vancouver, including the Burnaby Now, New Westminster Record and TriCity News, closed down last spring. Experts say it's created news deserts, impacting loc...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
A sliver of hope as a new local publication launches in Metro Vancouver via CBC News
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Look who's coming to #UBC Journalism next term? Award-winning journalist Michelle Cyca from @thenarwhal.ca is joining as the Asper Visiting Professor for 2025-2026.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Look who's coming to #UBC Journalism next term? Award-winning journalist Michelle Cyca from @thenarwhal.ca is joining as the Asper Visiting Professor for 2025-2026.
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@ubcjournalism.bsky.social marked its 25th anniversary! Journalists and educators shared insights on how AI is shaping the media landscape. For both veterans and newcomers to the field, human judgment has perhaps never mattered more.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
@ubcjournalism.bsky.social marked its 25th anniversary! Journalists and educators shared insights on how AI is shaping the media landscape. For both veterans and newcomers to the field, human judgment has perhaps never mattered more.
Read full story: disa.arts.ubc.ca/25-years-in-...
Read full story: disa.arts.ubc.ca/25-years-in-...
Congratulations to #UBC Journalism alumna Chaimae Chouiekh on winning a RTDNA Canada West Regional Award in the feature category for her visual journalism class project, Pyar is Pyar.
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RTDNA Canada Announces 2025 West Region Award Winners – RTDNA Canada
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October 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Congratulations to #UBC Journalism alumna Chaimae Chouiekh on winning a RTDNA Canada West Regional Award in the feature category for her visual journalism class project, Pyar is Pyar.
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Congratulations to all the #UBC Journalism alum nominated in the @jackwebsterfdn.bsky.social awards, celebrating the best of BC journalism.
Webster Awards 2025 Finalists - Jack Webster Foundation | Celebrating the Webster Awards
Best News Reporting of the Year – Print/Digital Best News Reporting of the Year – TV/Video Commentator of the Year/City Mic Award Excellence in Arts & Culture Reporting Excellence in Business Reportin...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Congratulations to all the #UBC Journalism alum nominated in the @jackwebsterfdn.bsky.social awards, celebrating the best of BC journalism.
Join @ubcjournalism.bsky.social Kathryn Gretsinger as she hosts seven brilliant nonfiction authors 📚. Dive into stories of publishing, fashion, science, history, activism, and food.
Sunday, Oct 26, 2025, 10:30am at Performance Works
Sunday, Oct 26, 2025, 10:30am at Performance Works
78. Food for Thought | Vancouver Writers Fest
Seven authors of intriguing nonfiction titles explore topics at the forefront of our minds, in this popular returning event where TED Talk meets café social, with a morning snack included. Scott McInt...
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September 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Join @ubcjournalism.bsky.social Kathryn Gretsinger as she hosts seven brilliant nonfiction authors 📚. Dive into stories of publishing, fashion, science, history, activism, and food.
Sunday, Oct 26, 2025, 10:30am at Performance Works
Sunday, Oct 26, 2025, 10:30am at Performance Works
Congratulations to @ubcjournalism.bsky.social professor Mary Lynn Young on her appointment as the McLean Family Chair in Canadian Studies in the #UBC Faculty of Arts. She will research and teach on the contemporary social value of news and changing journalism infrastructure in Canada.
Current McLean Family Chair in Canadian Studies | Canadian Studies
Mary-Lynn Young [email protected] Sing Tao 205 Professor Young is a certified coach, educator, researcher and co-founder of The Conversation Canada, a national not-for-profit journalism outlet. Sh...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Congratulations to @ubcjournalism.bsky.social professor Mary Lynn Young on her appointment as the McLean Family Chair in Canadian Studies in the #UBC Faculty of Arts. She will research and teach on the contemporary social value of news and changing journalism infrastructure in Canada.
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How are Baltic nations working to fortify their borders with Russia? Students at @ubcjournalism.bsky.social's Global Reporting Program answer that question in their new short documentary, produced in partnership with @pbsnews.org. bit.ly/4mNUqhW
How Baltic nations are working to fortify their border with Russia
Russian officials say a top priority at Friday's Trump-Putin summit is normalizing U.S. relations on topics beyond Ukraine. That concerns European officials, who consider Russia a long-term threat. Wi...
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August 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
How are Baltic nations working to fortify their borders with Russia? Students at @ubcjournalism.bsky.social's Global Reporting Program answer that question in their new short documentary, produced in partnership with @pbsnews.org. bit.ly/4mNUqhW
Congratulations to @ubcjournalism.bsky.social alum @thesunnydhillon.bsky.social on his new book, available for pre-order.
August 18, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Congratulations to @ubcjournalism.bsky.social alum @thesunnydhillon.bsky.social on his new book, available for pre-order.
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This may not be news to our followers, but UBC apparently has one one of The 40 Most STUNNING College Campuses in the World, according to House Beautiful. See the full list:
The 40 Most STUNNING College Campuses in the World
If we had to do undergrad over again, we'd enroll here.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This may not be news to our followers, but UBC apparently has one one of The 40 Most STUNNING College Campuses in the World, according to House Beautiful. See the full list:
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News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many #Google search results are cutting into their online traffic.
@ubcjournalism.bsky.social prof Dr. Alfred Hermida discussed via @cdnpress.bsky.social
@ubcjournalism.bsky.social prof Dr. Alfred Hermida discussed via @cdnpress.bsky.social
Canadian news publishers, experts raise alarm over Google search AI summaries
OTTAWA - News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many Google search results are cutting into their online traffic — and experts are still flagging concerns about the
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August 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many #Google search results are cutting into their online traffic.
@ubcjournalism.bsky.social prof Dr. Alfred Hermida discussed via @cdnpress.bsky.social
@ubcjournalism.bsky.social prof Dr. Alfred Hermida discussed via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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The Tyee looks at three critical and vastly different means to store carbon in the West, examining how these ecosystems capture carbon, the restoration work they require and why Canada should take them seriously as solutions.
@kristendejager.bsky.social reports.
@kristendejager.bsky.social reports.
Want a Carbon Fix? It’s Closer than You Think | The Tyee
While Canada bets big on engineered tech, experts say nature still offers our best climate solutions.
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July 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The Tyee looks at three critical and vastly different means to store carbon in the West, examining how these ecosystems capture carbon, the restoration work they require and why Canada should take them seriously as solutions.
@kristendejager.bsky.social reports.
@kristendejager.bsky.social reports.