The Journalism Manifesto reviewed
The Journalism Manifesto timely and necessary intervention.
Author: Alfred Hermida
AI in journalism doctoral lecture at University of Ottawa
I recently had the honour of delivering this year’s Doctoral Lecture at the Department of Communication, University of Ottawa. Titled The good, the bad and the ugly of…
Article on Canada’s journalism startups in The Conversation
My co-founder Mary Lynn Young and I shared the results of our research on journalism startups in Canada in this article marking the fifth anniversary of The Conversation…
Research featured at ICA and CCA 2022 conferences
It has been a busy May with research on journalism start-ups, Google and innovation, AI and the news, and social media roles featured at international and national conferences.…
Watch: Newsgeist lightning talk on the paraphernalia of news
I was fortunate to participate at the in-person Google Newsgeist event in Montreal, May 13-15. The conference opened on the evening of Friday May 13 with a series…
New chapter looks at universities as a ‘giant newsroom’
A new book on the institutions influencing and changing the production of news, featuring my co-authored chapter on the role of universities, is available for pre-order. The Institutions…
Visiting Fellow at the Reuters Institute
I am joining the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism as a Visiting Fellow for the fall. It is a tremendous honour to be able to spend the…
Keynote at JOLT-CICOM conference in Spain
I was one of the keynote speakers at the JOLT-CICOM 2021 conference:, Harnessing Data and Technology for Journalism, held virtually at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain,…
Spanish Society of Journalism conference keynote
I was honoured to be a keynote speaker at the 27th International Congress of the Spanish Society of Journalism, held virtually in May 2021 due to the pandemic.…
New research on journalism, influencers and social media
How journalists blur editorial and commercial boundaries on social media is the focus of my latest research published in Digital Journalism. The article, “Conceptual Framework for Journalistic Identity…