{"id":1408,"date":"2026-08-18T17:49:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communications\/?page_id=1408"},"modified":"2026-09-14T11:40:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:40:12","slug":"media-relations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communications\/media-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Relations at Carleton University"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Media Relations\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/communications\/\">University Communications<\/a> oversees media relations for Carleton University, supporting faculty, staff and leadership in engaging effectively with journalists and sharing Carleton\u2019s expertise, research and institutional priorities with local, national and international audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/for-media\/#media-contacts\">Media Relations team<\/a> manages media inquiries, supports interview requests, develops proactive outreach strategies and provides advice on media engagement and issues management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"received-a-media-inquiry\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Received a Media Inquiry?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have been contacted by a journalist, we can help assess the request, prepare you for an interview and coordinate a response where needed. For advice or support, contact <a href=\"mailto:Steven_Reid3@Carleton.ca\">Steven Reid<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"media-resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For members of the media looking for Carleton experts, institutional information or media contacts, visit our dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/for-media\/\">Media Resources<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"faculty-resources\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carleton\u2019s Media Relations team helps faculty share their research and expertise with the public by assessing media potential, developing outreach strategies, providing media training and issues management support, facilitating contributions to&nbsp;<em>The Conversation<\/em>&nbsp;and promoting faculty through Carleton\u2019s Experts Database. <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/for-faculty\/\">Learn more<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"stories-and-news\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stories and News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">latest stories<\/a>, research highlights and campus news from across Carleton University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n                                            \n\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                \n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white cu-section--cards ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\" 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       \n        <div class=\"cu-loading hidden text-center mx-auto h-6 w-6 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-solid border-current border-r-transparent align-[-0.125em] motion-reduce:animate-[spin_1.5s_linear_infinite]\" role=\"status\">\n    <span class=\"!absolute !-m-px !h-px !w-px !overflow-hidden !whitespace-nowrap !border-0 !p-0 ![clip:rect(0,0,0,0)]\">\n        Loading&#8230;\n    <\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n                                        \n        <p class=\"cu-no-posts hidden\">\n            No\n            story\n\n            posts are available.\n        <\/p>\n\n                <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n                        \n                    \n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/government-state-secrecy-evolution\/\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/09\/state-secrecy-1920x1280-1-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"CCTV AI facial recognition camera authenticating people on street.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-09-13T20:00:00-04:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        September 14, 2026\n    <\/time>\n\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    Carleton Researcher Explores the Evolution of State Secrecy\n            <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    When Carleton University political sociology researcher William Walters was a grad student in New York City, the Iran-Contra hearings were under way. The 1980s scandal&hellip;\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/peatland-fires-protecting-carbon-sinks\/\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/08\/peatland-fires-1200x800-4-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Koreen Millard and Leila Rashid conducting peatland research in the Yukon.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-08-30T20:00:00-04:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        August 31, 2026\n    <\/time>\n\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    Peatland Fires: Protecting Canada\u2019s Important Carbon Sinks\n            <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    A couple years ago, while doing field work in the Yukon, Carleton University Geography and Environmental Studies researcher Koreen Millard saw something surprising and significant.&hellip;\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/story\/globe-bros-heather-greenwood-davis\/\">\n\n                    <figure class=\"mb-2 overflow-hidden rounded-t-lg\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/162\/2026\/08\/heather-greenwood-davis-1200x800-4-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of the Globe Bros family, inspired by Heather Greenwood Davis and her family's travels around the world.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/>\n            <\/figure>\n        \n        \n            <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                        <time datetime=\"2026-08-23T20:00:00-04:00\" class=\"block italic text-sm text-cu-black-600\">\n        August 24, 2026\n    <\/time>\n\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                    Not Your Average Family Vacation\n            <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n\n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6 font-normal\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    Heather Greenwood Davis thought she was taking her husband and two children \u2013 aged six and eight \u2013 on a year-long trip around the world.&hellip;\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n        <\/div>\n        \n                                    \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University Communications oversees media relations for Carleton University, supporting faculty, staff and leadership in engaging effectively with journalists and sharing Carleton\u2019s expertise, research and institutional priorities with local, national and international audiences. 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