Journalism News Archives | School of Journalism and Communication

May 17, 2023

School of Journalism and Communication faculty members awarded for excellence

Three faculty members in the School of Journalism and Communication were recognized today by the Faculty of Public Affairs for their excellence in teaching and in fostering equity, diversity and... More

April 24, 2023

Brett Popplewell releases much-awaited book Outsider

A new book by award-winning writer and Carleton University journalism professor Brett Popplewell tells the remarkable life story of Dag Aabye, a reclusive and enigmatic athlete who competed in ultra-marathons... More

April 20, 2023

Michener-O’Hagan journalism education fellowship will help create journalism style guide on disabilities

The Michener-Richard O’Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Education has been awarded to TVO journalists Sarah Trick and Alanna King along with TVO and Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication to... More

March 31, 2023

New Podcast About Former MPs Launched by Prof. Nana aba Duncan’s Company Media Girlfriends

https://youtu.be/AOqCR2isU8k Prof. Nana aba Duncan's podcast production company Media Girlfriends has launched Humans of the House, a new six-part podcast series with the Samara Centre for Democracy. “It’s politics, unfiltered,” Garvia... More

March 29, 2023

The Truth We Need for the World We Want – The 23rd Annual Kesterton Lecture

Toronto Star owner Jordan Bitove used the 2023 Kesterton Lecture hosted by Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication to make an emotional plea for support for local journalism that... More

March 27, 2023

CBC North Internship Program 2023, apply by April 10

Journalism students at Carleton University can once again take advantage of an opportunity to work with CBC North through a paid internship program that is exclusive to Carleton. Applications are... More

March 13, 2023

New simulation exercise prepares Carleton students for interviews with trauma survivors

In a first for Carleton’s journalism program, an interview simulation exercise using actors is preparing journalism students for real-life interviews with trauma survivors. The innovative exercise partners students enrolled in... More

March 2, 2023

Toronto Star owner Jordan Bitove will deliver the 2023 Kesterton Lecture: The Truth We Need...

Toronto Star owner Jordan Bitove will deliver the 2023 Kesterton Lecture: The Truth We Need for the World We Want

Imagine a world without journalism. A statement like that would have been incomprehensible a decade ago. Today it is an increasingly potent threat. While the pandemic emphasized the need for... More

February 27, 2023

Duncan McCue joins Carleton’s journalism program full-time to create more Indigenous storytelling

Duncan McCue, an award-winning CBC broadcaster and leading advocate for fostering the connection between journalism and Indigenous communities, is joining Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication. McCue will formally... More

February 15, 2023

Apply for the Global Journalism Internships

About the Global Journalism Internships Carleton’s School of Journalism and Communication is relaunching its acclaimed Global Journalism Internship program for the spring and summer of 2023 after a suspension of... More

January 20, 2023

Award-winning author and journalist Buzz Bissinger visits Carleton’s School of Journalism and Communication

Award-winning author and journalist Buzz Bissinger spent 90 minutes at Carleton’s School of Journalism and Communication on Jan. 18, in conversation with Prof. Andrew Cohen and a capacity crowd of... More

January 4, 2023

School mourns the passing of Professor Emerita, Kirsten Kozolanka

The School of Journalism and Communication was saddened by the passing of Professor Emerita Kirsten Kozolanka, who was the only SJC faculty member to have been formally cross appointed to both... More