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.

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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Honoured to receive the Top Faculty Paper award from the Science Communication Interest Group at #ICA26. A huge team effort on "Holding science to account", led by the brilliant @fleerackers.bsky.social, with An Nguyen & Ivan Oransky. Out soon in Science Communication, open access.

🆕 I am exceptionally pleased to announce the release of the 'twitter' issue of M/C Journal, which I co-edited with @hermida.bsky.social. This celebrates / commiserates / memorialises / laments the 20th anniversary of what used to be #Twitter. #mcjournal journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mc...

A sliver of hope as a new local publication launches in Metro Vancouver via CBC News www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

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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This article by Mary Lynn Young and @hermida.bsky.social makes a case for the value of #infrastructure studies in analyzing #journalism’s evolving landscape. Available with OPEN ACCESS. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Why Infrastructure Studies for Journalism?

This article makes a case for the value of infrastructure studies in analyzing journalism’s evolving landscape. It argues that infrastructural thinking is valuable to understand the changing neighb...

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Refreshingly imaginative vision of what journalism could be in 2026 by @hermida.bsky.social : 'When journalists collaborate with AI in storytelling, creativity flourishes.'

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“The lens of wonder helps journalism move past fear.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...

Just found this piece on CBC's strategic vision, in which I urged the national broadcaster to think differently.

CBC’s ‘fast pivot’ strategy to capture new audiences online could prove difficult without reprioritizing resources, says media expert - The Wire Report

CBC releases strategic plan outlining need for ‘increased focus’ on where people are increasingly getting their news: online and on social media.

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Good news to share. I've won an RTDNA regional award in the opinion category. The piece for @ca.theconversation.com analyzed the willingness of people to pay for the news. Congratulations to all the 2025 West Region Award Winners.

Join us in welcoming the new cohort of incoming #UBC graduate journalism students.

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

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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Curious what role of Sophi (which Nieman has covered in the past) in helping Advance-owned sites was. @hermida.bsky.social & I found last year that the group belongs to the heavy users of Sophi www.alfredhermida.me/wp-content/u...

Catch up with the UBC Journalism graduating class of '25. In May, 29 graduates received their Master of Journalism degree from UBC. If you are looking to hire smart and talented journalists, start here! 🥁

UBC Journalism celebrates graduating class of '25 - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media

Congratulations to the 29 aspiring journalists who received their Master of Journalism degrees from the University of British Columbia in May.

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Meet our new @ubcjournalism.bsky.social research assistants for the summer.

GJIL welcomes new summer Research Assistants

As the 2025 summer term kicks off, the Global Journalism Innovation Lab is thrilled to welcome three new research assistants. All three are 2nd year master’s students at the University of Bri…

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Congratulations to the @ubcjournalism.bsky.social graduating class of 2025 #ubcgrad

So pleased for @ubcjournalism.bsky.social graduate Chaimae Chouiekh for her #DigitalPublishingAwards nomination for this #UBC course project supervised by @uytaelee.bsky.social and myself

National Media Awards Foundation@canadamediaawards.bsky.social · last yr.

🌈 Pyar is Pyar: A Journey in Conservative Surrey @ubcjournalism.bsky.social Finalist for Best Lifestyle Storytelling at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards Congratulations to Chaimae Chouiekh and the UBC team! 🔗 zurl.co/cOUNN #DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25

Honoured to be nominated with @uytaelee.bsky.social for this @ubcjournalism.bsky.social visual journalism project by journalism grad Jasmine Ng

National Media Awards Foundation@canadamediaawards.bsky.social · last yr.

🍳A Taste of Home @ubcjournalism.bsky.social Finalist for Best One-of-a-Kind Storytelling at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards Congratulations to @hermida.bsky.social , @uytaelee.bsky.social and Jasmine Ng 🔗 zurl.co/Lnd1D #DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25

Excited for two days of insight at the Future of Digital Journalism: Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, and Integrity conference in Athens. Follow the discussions on the live stream. #IQMedia #EU_Commission #CreativeEurope

If you're @journalismfestival.com this week, come to our mixer to learn more about our research on new revenue models, policy frameworks and audience engagement, hosted by @journosabados.bsky.social www.eventbrite.ca/e/biglietti-...

Journalism Innovators IJF Meet-Up

Join us at the Journalism Innovators IJF Meet-Up to connect and exchange ideas, research, and thoughts.

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UBC Journalism alumna Karla Jubaily interviewed @ndp.ca leader @jagmeetsingh.ca for a podcast project she developed during her time at #UBC. The episode of Cooking Up Culture exploring food, culture & identity is coming out next week🎤

Quoted in: How local news is set to become scarcer for about 600,000 Metro Vancouver residents, as three long-standing community publications prepare to shut down via @tcitiesdispatch.bsky.social

Demise of three Metro Vancouver community news outlets mirrors troubling pattern in Canada, experts say – Tri-Cities Dispatch

60% of the journalists serving 600,000 people to be axed Glacier Media’s impending closures of the Tri-City News, Burnaby Now, and the New West Record will eliminate 60 percent of the journalistic wor...

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📢 Breaking: UBC Journalism Masters extends deadline. Want to become a groundbreaking storyteller? Here's your second chance! The deadline for the prestigious Master of Journalism program has been extended to May 1. 🌎 #Journalism #HigherEd #MediaCareers #UBC

Apply now: UBC Journalism Masters extends deadline - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media

UBC's prestigious journalism graduate program welcomes applications until May 1, 2025.

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Honoured to be recognized by a #UBC Killam Research Prize for my contributions to journalism research and practice.

Digital media pioneer Alfred Hermida wins UBC Killam Research Prize - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media

Professor Hermida was recognised for his outstanding research contributions to the field of journalism.

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🚨New paper: AI in the Newsroom: Lessons from the Adoption of @theglobeandmail.com's Sophi w/ @felixsimon.bsky.social in Journalism Practice Findings suggest successful AI integration requires careful attention to organisational context, scope of automation and institutional origins bit.ly/AIsophi

AI in the Newsroom: Lessons from the Adoption of The Globe and Mail's Sophi

This case study examines the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and journalistic values through an analysis of Sophi, an algorithmic recommendation engine developed by The Globe and ...

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Happening now - live recording at #UBC of the Don’t Call Me Resilient from @theconversationca.bsky.social

Receiving a mentoring award from the #UBC Dean of Arts for guiding the next gen of scholars and media professionals fills me with humility. Heartfelt thanks to @ubcjournalism.bsky.social alum Catherine Zhu, Amanda Ash, Elizabeth Melimopoulos, + @fleerackers.bsky.social and @maakesalonen.bsky.social

UBC Journalism's Alfred Hermida celebrated for fostering student success - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media

UBC Journalism professor Alfred Hermida has been recognized for his transformative work in guiding graduate students.

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How do journalists and audiences feel about the use of AI in journalism? It's complicated 🤔, finds a new report by @tjthomson.bsky.social, Phoebe Matich, Ryan J. Thomas and @riedlinm.bsky.social via @theconversation.com

Generative AI is already being used in journalism – here’s how people feel about it

A new report on journalism in seven countries shows AI might have a place in the newsroom – but everyone should proceed with caution.

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I am so proud of my @ubcjournalism.bsky.social students for taking 3 Golds and 1 Silver at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards for their visual journalism projects. 🏆 A huge congratulations to: Chhavi Mehra, Jake de Guzman, Ashley Li, and Beth Rochester 🏅

UBC journalism students triumph in Canadian Online Publishing Awards - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media

Students and faculty took home four awards, three golds and one silver, for visual journalism projects.

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Today in just under an hour. Join us for an online discussion on how to approach AI in journalism.

Building out the @theconversation.com model to local communities via @niemanlab.org

The Conversation is trying to make its academia-fueled model work for local news

"I get the challenges small startups face trying to fill this void of local news. So this is our little attempt to support them in our Conversation way."

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The documentary Bribe, Inc. by UBC j-prof @peterwklein.bsky.social "is a precise, cogent and quietly seething takedown of the high cost of doing dirty business" via @thetyee.ca

In ‘Bribe, Inc.,’ a Searing Takedown of Corporate Corruption | The Tyee

Bold and bracing, the exposé shows the high price of telling the truth.

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