Communication News

Data Day 7.1 poster contest winners

Data Day 7.1 poster contest winners

The popular Data Day 7.1 event was held online with 500+ participants and hosted by the Faculty of Science. This year, Faculty of Public Affairs Dean Brenda O'Neill introduced Prof.... More

PhD student Peter Garland wins major award

PhD student Peter Garland wins major award

The School of Journalism and Communication congratulates PhD student Peter Garland for winning the British Commission for Maritime History’s (BCMH) 2020-21 MA Dissertation Prize. Mr. Garland’s thesis, The Ionosphere: Undermining... More

Dr. Armond Towns appointed as newest faculty member in Communication and Media Studies

Dr. Armond Towns appointed as newest faculty member in Communication and Media Studies

The School of Journalism and Communication is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Armond Towns as its newest faculty member in communication and media studies. Dr. Towns’ expertise in... More

Josh Greenberg is recipient of 2020 FPA Public Commentary Excellence Award

Josh Greenberg is recipient of 2020 FPA Public Commentary Excellence Award

The 2020 FPA Public Commentary Excellence Award winner is Josh Greenberg, director of the School of Journalism and Communication and program head of Communication and Media Studies. As a researcher, Greenberg has an... More

Invisible data, invisible people: Disabled people, congregate housing and COVID-19

Invisible data, invisible people: Disabled people, congregate housing and COVID-19

Professor Tracey Lauriault’s Carleton University funded rapid response research project entitled Tracing COVID-19 Data, is in the news.  A group of graduate students have been examining the dire living conditions... More

Loss of Dr. Ebere Ahanihu

Loss of Dr. Ebere Ahanihu

It is with great sadness that the School of Journalism and Communication shares the news of the sudden passing of Dr. Ebere Ahanihu, a scholar deeply committed to addressing the... More

Bill Fox invested into the Order of Canada

Bill Fox invested into the Order of Canada

The School of Journalism and Communication celebrates the investiture of one of its most distinguished graduates, Bill Fox, as a Member of the Order of Canada. Parliamentary bureau chief, foreign... More

Brady Launches ‘Millennials and their Moms’ Survey Designed with Fourth Year B. CoMS Student Emma...

Brady Launches ‘Millennials and their Moms’ Survey Designed with Fourth Year B. CoMS Student Emma Francis

Dr. Miranda Brady wants to challenge what you think you know about Millennials and their mothers. Stereotypes framing Millennials as entitled transcend popular discourse while their mothers are cast as... More

Communication and Media Studies Convocation 2020

Communication and Media Studies Convocation 2020

Congratulations graduates! https://youtu.be/M7rXU2qbFOk

Seeking student reps for COMS EDI Committee

Seeking student reps for COMS EDI Committee

The Communication & Media Studies program’s committee on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is seeking student representatives for the 2020–21 academic year. The committee has a broad mandate to review matters... More

Sarah Smith awarded Canadian Studies Network Prize for Best Article

Sarah Smith awarded Canadian Studies Network Prize for Best Article

Communication and media studies faculty member Dr. Sarah Smith and co-author Dr. Carla Taunton (NSCAD University) were awarded the Canadian Studies Network/Réseau d’études canadiennes (CSN-RÉC) Prize for Best Article Published... More

School of Journalism and Communication survey finds Canadians Anxious about Future Course of COVID-19

School of Journalism and Communication survey finds Canadians Anxious about Future Course of COVID-19