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…
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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…
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.…
The journalist as promoter, celebrity, and joker
New research paper published in Social Media + Society.
Coronavirus wake-up call for journalism
In this conversation with coach and author Caroline Stokes, we talked about the COVID-19 shock to the system for journalism, accelerating layoffs and closures across the board. In…
Special issue on incidental news published in Journalism
A special issue on incidental news that I co-edited has been published in the leading peer-reviewed journal, Journalism. The issue was put together by guest editors Neta Kligler-Vilenchik…
Impact of not for profit journalism
My paper with Mary Lynn Young on the role of peripheral actors in the production and circulation of journalism has just been published. The paper, From Peripheral to…
OsloMet Digital Journalism Fellow keynote
I was honoured to visit OsloMet University in Norway as a Digital Journalism Research Fellow in October 2019. I was a guest of the Digital Journalism Research Group,…
$2.5 million grant for journalism innovation announced
Together with my UBC School of Journalism colleague, Mary Lynn Young, I am leading a multi-million dollar research project on journalism innovation, working with a team of leading…
Data Journalism and the Regeneration of News book published
I am delighted to announce the publication of my new book, Data Journalism and the Regeneration of News, co-authored with my UBC colleague, Mary Lynn Young. Published by…