Reposted by KkieransMassey College @masseycollege.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Gordon N. Fisher / Journalists for Human Rights Fellowship applications are now open: masseycollege.ca/wsjf-applica... #journalism #masseycollege #uoft 022
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Applications are open for the 2027-8 Gordon N. Fisher / Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) Journalism Fellowship for a journalist from Sub-Saharan Africa or the Middle East to spend a year at the University of Toronto & Massey College. Applications open Oct 1 - Dec 1, 2026. Apply: lnkd.in/gYdK34Vnlnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 000
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 03/09/2026If you’re in the Toronto area join us at Massey College. It’s going to be a great discussion. Go to the Massey events page to register @massey_college @globeandmail @nytimes @canadainusa #journalismmatters #democracy 023
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Sarah Semchism takes us to a concert at Massey College. Violetta Kurkurina an accomplished pianist pursing a Master's in Piano Performance at UofT hosts three talented music students who perform and talk about history about the composer and music. Click Here to listen: lnkd.in/esCYCPTB 000
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 03/04/2026In The JCR: A Massey Podcast, Megh Rathod speaks with Hugo Higueros, a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the U of T, about developing new tools to monitor kidney health and how innovation could transform organ transplantation and long-term care. Listen here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net?p=269the-jcr-a.blubrry.netBuilding Better Tools for Kidney Care – The JCR: A Massey Podcast 000
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Treating Asthma-Not a One-Size-Fits-All. In this JCR: A Massey Podcast, Sarah Semchism speaks Dr. Lisa Cameron about how genetics and the environment shape asthma, individualized treatments,and how new, more personalized approaches could change the future of care. the-jcr-a.blubrry.net?p=266the-jcr-a.blubrry.netAsthma Treatment – Not a One-Size-Fits-All – The JCR: A Massey Podcast 000
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 06/03/2026 in The JCR: A Massey Podcast, Rodginie Dorcent sits down with Sanjana Jones, a Master of Public Health candidate at Uof T to explore Black women’s health in Canada and why listening to lived experience is essential to building equitable healthcare systems. the-jcr-a.blubrry.net?p=261the-jcr-a.blubrry.netWhat Data Misses: Black Women’s Health, Language, and Care in Canada – The JCR: A Massey Podcast 000
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Other Tech Worlds are Possible In this episode of The JCR: A Massey Podcast, Junior Fellow Rowan Munson speaks with Dr. Rafael Do Nascimento Grohmann, Media Studies,UofT about his research in South America into worker-led technology development. Listen here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net/2026/02/20/o...the-jcr-a.blubrry.netOther Tech Worlds are Possible – The JCR: A Massey Podcast 021
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 06/02/2026In this JCR: A Massey Podcast, Ben Pulver speaks with Senior Fellow Kim Kierans about her pilgrimage across Spain in the fall of 2025: 38 days, 700 kilometres on The Camino Frances. Listen @ the-jcr-a.blubrry.net?p=255. #walking #camino #spain #pilgrimage #masseycollege #spiritualitythe-jcr-a.blubrry.netThe Long Walk – The JCR: A Massey Podcast 012
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The JCR: A Massey Podcast, Brohath Amrithraj speaks with Megh Rathod, a Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the UofT about his work to adapt pulse oximeters to account for a person’s skin thickness, pigmentation, and melanin.here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net/2026/01/23/r...the-jcr-a.blubrry.netReading Between the Layers: Building a Better Pulse Oximeter – The JCR: A Massey Podcast 000
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Revolutionary ideas for university education -In this JCR: A Massey Podcast, Margaret De Leon speaks with UofT professor, Dr. Robert Gibbs about his latest book, “What a University Could Be.” They discuss rigorous research and the logic of inquiry for undergraduates. Listen here lnkd.in/gDMETu4m 011
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 09/01/2026The JCR: A Massey Podcast - Revolutionary ideas for university education. Margaret DeLeon speaks with UofT prof, Robert Gibbs about his latest book, “What a University Could Be,” & his proposal to introduce rigorous research into the undergraduate curriculum. Listen here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net?p=249. 000
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 16/12/2025The JCR: A Massey Podcast: Jane Zhao, a 5thhealth policy PhD candidate at the University of Toronto (UofT), speaks with Dr. Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown, the Dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at UofT about navigating academic leadership, improving health systems. Listen: lnkd.in/gx5FzASp 010
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Face to face: Protecting first responders. In this episode of the JCR: A Massey Podcast with Utkarsh Mali, Rachel Tyli discusses how facial features and tasks like CPR determine levels of safety and research that aims to improve protection for first responders.. Listen Here: lnkd.in/gCiASxt7 021
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 15/11/2025A Trip Down Memory Lane: Sleep and Dreams In this edition of "The JCR: A Massey Podcast" host Brohath Amrithraj speaks with Nelly Matorina, a PhD Candidate in Psychology at UofT about her research into memory, sleep, and dreams. You can listen here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net/2025/11/14/a... 010
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Check out the latest episode of The JCR: A Massey Podcast, « Chasing Cosmic Ripples: A Grad Student’s Journey with Gravitational Waves » with Utkarsh Mali, a Phd student in astrophysics and Massey Junior Fellow Rachel Tyli. Listen at the-jcr-a.blubrry.net or on your favourite podcast platform. 010
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Journalism plays an important role in democratic discourse #universityofcalgarypress #michenerawards #journalism 010
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 07/08/2025This review in Journalism History #jeffreydvorkin notes Journalism for the Public Good is "well written, detailed, and long overdue." It gives "proper acknowledgment of the decades of important journalism." Go to Journalism-History.org to see the full review: journalism-history.org/2025/08/04/j...journalism-history.orgjournalism for the public good: the michener awards at fifty.Massey Colleges’s Jeffrey Dvorkin reviews ‘Journalism for the Public Good’, by Kim Kierans. 000
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Congrats to La Presse the 2024 Michener Awards winner for impactful journalism & finalists GlobalNews,Globe&Mail x2, TorontoStar & VancouverSun. Norman Webster Fellows Cabin Radio NWT & Le Droit. Michener Deacon Fellow Katerine Dasautels & MichenerO’Hagen Fellows Chris Arsenault & Josette Lafleur 031
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 24/05/2025A wonder time at Marjorie Simmins book launch, “In Search of Puffins” at Truro Firehall. Catch the next launch Sat. May 31 in Halifax at WFNS. 000
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 02/05/2025"Wounds, Wisdom, and the Will to Lead” Dr. Sheila Wang dermatology professor, Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer of Swift Medical shares her life story, motivations, and insights for aspiring entrepreneurs, physicians, and leaders. @Massey_College #UofT #SwiftMedical #dermatology #medicine 010
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 17/04/2025For the Public Good: Dr. James Orbinski In this episode of The JCR: A Massey Podcast James Orbinski, the 7th Principal of Massey College, speaks with Jane Zhou about his philosophy about work, family and his love of poetry. Listen here at the-jcr-a.blubrry.nett 020
Reposted by KkieransCheryl B. Klein @cherylklein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025For everyone concerned about tariffs in book publishing, PW has a great explainer with okay news for now: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comBooks Escape New Tariffs, At Least for NowIn the cascade of news about massive tariffs imposed on many of America's largest trading partners, books appear to have fared well—although experts say the situation remains very fluid. 15523
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Writing from the Margins: Black Canadian Women’s Life Narratives. In this episode of the JCR: A Massey Podcast, Titi Ayegbusi discusses her research into Black Canadian Women's life narratives with Junior Fellow Alison D’Cruz Listen the-jcr-a.blubrry.net or on your favourite podcast platform. 020
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Eyes in the Sky The JCR: A Massey Podcast. Rakshith Ramesh at Pixxel Space speaks with the JCR's Brohath Amrithraj about how satellites and space data help to detect, monitor and predict global phenomena. Listen here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net @Massey_College @PixxelSpace #uoft #pixxelspace 020
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Saving Journalism through Community Building - Rappler’s Pia Ranada, 2024 McLuhan Journ Fellow & Southam Fellow Beatrice Senadju, award-winning broadcast journalist from Ghana the-jcr-a.blubrry.net @rappler@apiature @piaranada @cmpfigueroa @beatricesenadju @massey_college #rapplercommunities 040
Reposted by KkieransUCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Kim Kierans offers an insightful look at the first fifty years of the Michener awards program and what it's like to carry the torch for meaningful investigative journalism. Journalism for the Public Good at LRC Bookworm:buff.lyBookworm, no. 82Paul W. Bennett on Kim S. Kierans’s “Journalism for the Public Good.” Roxane Hudon reviews Marie Carter’s “In the Light of Dawn.” Poetry by August C. Bourré. Inside the March issue. 021
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 21/02/2025A new CBC: Heritage Minister challenges future PM to better fund and govern the public broadcaster mediapolicy.ca/2025/02/21/a...mediapolicy.caA new CBC: Heritage Minister challenges future PM to better fund and govern the public broadcasterFebruary 21, 2025 What a difference a Trump makes. A few weeks ago the CBC seemed doomed. Pierre Poilievre’s defunding promises were (are) real, and as the then Prime Minister-in-waiting said, “I c… 020
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 21/02/2025JCR: A Massey Podcast: new music from Winnipeg band Blueblood - Sam Little, Courtney Fox & Conrad Sweatman. A conversation with music journalist Michael Barclay. Listen the-jcr-a.blubrry.net or on your favourite podcast platform. @itscourtneyfox, @samlittell @conrad_sweatman #winnipeg 010
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 13/02/2025 Love In A Dangerous Time, the newest exhibition at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, in Winnipeg, Manitoba is important and timely www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...winnipegfreepress.comOpinion: Art, truth offer resistance in this dangerous time"Fix your hearts or die." This powerful, five-word message — amended a little to become a slogan — has taken on new resonance in this current political climate, when trans rights are under threat in ... 020
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 12/02/2025This report is an excellent resource to start a national conversation about the importance of investing in local news. ppforum.ca/publications...ppforum.caThe Lost Estate - Public Policy ForumStrengthening local news and enabling local ownership. 000
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Thanks to #PaulWBennett review in #LiteraryReviewofCanada reviewcanada.substack.com/p/bookworm-n...reviewcanada.substack.comBookworm, no. 82Paul W. Bennett on Kim S. Kierans’s “Journalism for the Public Good.” Roxane Hudon reviews Marie Carter’s “In the Light of Dawn.” Poetry by August C. Bourré. Inside the March issue. 010
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Dissertations and Diapers What's it like to juggle an intensive graduate program and become a new parent? Omni Elebyary and Sonali Ravi share their experiences and insights for change with host Sara Maqsood. Check out this episode the JCR: A Massey Podcast lnkd.in/gDE_-XqA @massey_college 010
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 27/01/2025« CBC is the maple syrup of Canada » Kim Kierans, author of Journalism for the Public Good. 011
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 24/01/2025Junior Fellow Robbie Steele and Librarian Andreea Marin discuss Massey College’s Robertson Davies Library & its focus on the history/technical aspects of the book arts. Listen here <https://the-jcr-a.blubrry.net/ > #masseycollege #uoft #books #librarians #robertsondavieslibrary #rarebooks #boookarts 000
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 21/01/2025New fellowship to boost local news in Canada. Check this out www.newswire.ca/news-release...newswire.caNew Journalism Fellowship Investing in Local News Open for Submissions/CNW/ - The Michener Award and Rideau Hall Foundations (MAF and RHF) are thrilled to announce that the new Norman Webster Fellowship is now accepting... 031
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Applications for the $40,000 Michener Award Investigatve and education journalism Fellowships are open. Check out details here: www.newswire.ca/news-release...newswire.caSubmissions are open for two Michener journalism Fellowships/CNW/ - Submissions for the Michener Fellowships are now open and will be accepted until Feb. 21, 2025. The Michener Awards Foundation offers two fellowships,... 000
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Spread the word....Applications are open for the 2024 Michener Award for outstanding public service journalism! The deadline is Friday, February 21. Go here to find out more: www.michenerawards.camichenerawards.caMichener AwardsThe Michener Award is Canada’s premier journalism award, honouring, celebrating, and promoting excellence in Canadian public service journalism. 000
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 10/01/2025The JCR:A Massey Podcast: Building big ideas through entrepreneurship. Junior Fellow Nancy Tahmo talks with Mary Aglipay, co-founder of Pippen AI an app to help family drs with administrative tasks. Listen @ podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t... or on your favourite podcast platform @massey_college 000
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Thrilled to see Howard Law include “Journalism for the Public Good” on his Canadian media reading list. Check out the link for other important books on Canada’s media. #howardlaw #mediapolicy #journalism #michenerawards #ucalgarypress mediapolicy.ca/canadian-med...mediapolicy.caCanadian media: a reading listHere are some English-language books on Canadian media that I recommend as informative and a pleasure to read. I’m claiming the top spot, for mercenary reasons. Otherwise, the list is in orde… 041
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 13/12/2024The latest edition of the JCR a Massey Podcast “The Tea on ChatGPT" examines the complexities of generative AI. Rachel Tyli, a Junior Fellow at Massey speaks with Fernando Yanez, a PhD candidate in Computer Science about his research in generative AI and his newsletter The GenAI Edge. 030
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Looking for a Christmas gift or read with stories of impactful journalism. Check out #atlanticnews for « Journalism for the Public Good » #ucalgarypress 061
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Thank you Peter Carter for this impromptu review of my book Journalism for the Public Good @ucalgarypress.bsky.social www.petesblogandgrille.com/2024/08/this...petesblogandgrille.comThis just in from the governor general's john 051
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 29/11/2024The JCR: A Massey Podcast: Ukrainian Female Soldiers Confront War and Gender Stereotypes” with Shree Paradkar, Toronto Star social justice columnist &Southam Fellow, and Nataliya Machalina, a recent Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy grad here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net 040
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 20/11/2024Thank you Atlantic Business Magazine for this article on the importance of local independent journalism in the public interest. Citizens need accurate information to make informed decisions. The health of our communities and democracy depend on it atlanticbusinessmagazine.ca/web-exclusiv...atlanticbusinessmagazine.caThe Micheners remind us why quality, local journalism still matters | Atlantic Business MagazineKim Kierans’ new book, Journalism for the Public Good: The Michener Awards at Fifty, by Bighorn, the University of Calgary Press, 2024 061
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 16/11/2024 «Journalism for the Public Good » is a homage to Joe Howe » « My public life is before you; and I know you will believe me when I say, that when I sit down in solitude to the labours of my profession, the only questions I ask myself are, What is right? What is just? What is for the public good » 0102
Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 21/08/2024Toronto friends & colleagues, you’re invited to the launch of Journalism for the Public Good Sept 26 5-7 pm. Register: www.masseycollege.ca/events/book-... 031
