Communication News Archives | School of Journalism and Communication

August 6, 2019

Communication and Media Studies program heavily represented at recent CCA conference

A number of our professors and graduate students participated at this year’s annual conference of the Canadian Communication Association (CCA), held in Vancouver, British Columbia from June 3-5, 2019. Founded... More

July 12, 2019

Communication and Media Studies welcomes Emily Hiltz and Vincent Andrisani

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Emily Hiltz and Dr. Vincent Andrisani to our Communication and Media Studies faculty. Dr. Hiltz will be teaching a range of courses in the areas... More

May 27, 2019

From the grey: Piecing together the fragments of communication studies in Canada

By Jordan Haworth Though a staple program in Universities around the world, the field of communication studies remains relatively young. In Canada, it emerged in the mid-to-late twentieth century under... More

April 24, 2019

Lauriault’s Open Smart City research is shaping Canadian cities

The ground breaking research on Open Smart Cities led by Tracey P. Lauriault in collaboration with OpenNorth Canada's leading civil society organization on open data and funded by Natural Resource... More

March 31, 2019

Q and A with Sarah MacLean: Winner of the 2019 Canadian Journal of Communication Best...

Q and A with Sarah MacLean: Winner of the 2019 Canadian Journal of Communication Best Student Paper Award

Carleton PhD student Sarah MacLean was awarded this year’s Canadian Journal of Communication (CJC) Paper Award during the 14th Annual Communication Graduate Caucus (CGC) Conference. She was selected as the... More

March 28, 2019

INSIDIOUS – Grad Student Conference a Huge Success!

The School of Journalism and Communication hosted the 14th annual Communication Graduate Caucus (CGC) Conference last week, a two-day event that attracted over a hundred communications students from across the... More

March 14, 2019

Critical Conversations: Reinventing the Media in Canada for the 21st Century

With major changes set to take place to the Broadcasting Act, the Telecommunications Act, and the Copyright Act—and with global Internet giants like Google, Facebook, and Netflix coming under increased... More

February 25, 2019

Professor Benjamin Woo Wins 2019 Teaching Achievement Award at Carleton University

Assistant Professor Benjamin Woo has received a 2019 Carleton University Teaching Achievement Award. This award is intended to enhance teaching and the quality of instruction at Carleton University, while recognizing... More

January 22, 2019

Crisis and Emergency-Risk Communication in Grenada: Q and A with Dr. Josh Greenberg

Dr. Joshua Greenberg, Professor and Director of Carleton’s School of Journalism and Communication, recently visited Grenada in the Eastern Caribbean Region as part of an international delegation selected by the... More

January 11, 2019

Q and A with Visiting Professor Petr Szczepanik

Dr. Petr Szczepanik has joined the School of Journalism and Communication for the winter term 2019 as a Visiting Professor in Communication and Media Studies. Dr. Szczepanik is an Associate... More

January 7, 2019

Bivens provides expert testimony to UN meeting

Professor Reva Bivens is just as busy off-campus as she is on campus. She recently attended a three-day meeting in Vienna, Austria, on “Optimal Entry Points for Safe Technology in... More

September 27, 2018

Common Carriage and Cultural Policy for the 21st Century: An Interview with Prof. Dwayne Winseck

Dr. Dwayne Winseck, Professor with the School of Journalism and Communication, was invited by the Senate Transportation and Communication Committee to deliver expert testimony last week, as part of a... More