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...

The concept of ambient journalism emerged to describe how digital platforms, particularly Twitter, enabled wide and incidental news consumption. I defined it as a broad, asynchronous, lightweight, and...

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

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…

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

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...

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

The emergence of artificial intelligence systems challenges every industry —…

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From AI to digital platforms, our researchers and reporters have explored the future of journalism this year. Here’s what they found.

A new report has found that 15 per cent of English-speaking Canadians are paying for news in 2024, compared to 11 per cent in 2023. But it is too early to rejoice.

Google has secured significant concessions in its deal with Ottawa over Bill C-18, the Online News Act, which comes into effect on Dec. 19.

Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in journalism and digital media what they think is coming in the next 12 months. Here’s what they had to say.

"The theories of AI as a substituting force or complementary force in the labor market provide a way to chart the choices ahead."

Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in journalism and digital media what they think is coming in the next 12 months. Here’s what they had to say.

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