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...

A sliver of hope as a new local publication launches in Metro Vancouver via CBC News

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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...

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.
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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.'

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.

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

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.

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

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

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...

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.

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! 🥁

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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🎤

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...

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

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.

📢 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

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.

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

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 ...

🚨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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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 🏅

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

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."

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

In ‘Bribe, Inc.,’ a Searing Takedown of Corporate Corruption | The Tyee Bold and bracing, the exposé shows the high price of telling the truth.

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

Always worth a read.

A new era of lies: Mark Zuckerberg has just ushered in an extinction-level event for truth on social media | Chris Stokel-Walker The Meta boss’s decision to get rid of the platform’s 40,000 moderators has set the stage for a fact-free four years online, says author Chris Stokel-Walker

Yep.

Happy Holidays card

From everyone in the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, we wish you very happy holidays! ☃️⁠

We're back January 6 for the new term.