Journalism News Archives | School of Journalism and Communication

November 15, 2018

Journalism’s Kathryn O’Hara on training scientists to talk to people.

The Canadian Science Policy Conference is known to policy wonks as a one stop shop to discuss big issues, and to young scientists as a place to get advice on how... More

November 15, 2018

The launching of Capital Current

Carleton Journalism students have officially launched the new digital-only Capital Current platform, publishing stories that matter to Ottawa residents, from news and in-depth coverage of important issues to offbeat features and profiles... More

September 3, 2018

Boswell writes foreword to aerial history of Ottawa

Journalism professor Randy Boswell penned the foreword to a new then-and-now-style historical book by photographer John McQuarrie. Ottawa: An Aerial Panorama, the latest in McQuarrie’s “Spirit of Place” series of... More

September 3, 2018

Dornan’s European tour

Prof. Chris Dornan was on the road to present two papers over the summer. The first — “The News Media, Social Media, and Hegemonic Disruption” — was delivered to the... More

August 18, 2018

Boswell edits collection of essays looking to 2067

Boswell edits volume that asks: ‘Whither Canada in 2067?’ Journalism professor Randy Boswell edited a newly published collection of essays prompted by last year’s Canada 150 celebrations and envisioning what... More

August 8, 2018

Problems with Calgary’s Election Polls: Report Released

An independent panel of academics, including Paul Adams of Carleton’s journalism school, has released a report on the problems with public opinion polls in the Calgary election in the fall... More

August 4, 2018

Short docs by Journalism students featured on CBC’s Absolutely Ottawa

More than half a dozen talented student documentary-makers show off their work on CBC's Absolutely Ottawa this summer. Here's the full list: It is Good Jacqui Du Toit left her... More

May 17, 2018

Vicky McArthur: the Bachelor of Media Production and Design’s first faculty member

A brand new degree for the School of Journalism and Communication naturally calls for recruiting a faculty member with a background very different from those traditionally hired over the nearly... More

May 8, 2018

Capital News Online gets a brand new identity

Just as it is about to turn 21, we are saying goodbye to Capital News Online – the first digital publication produced by journalism students at Carleton – and hello... More

May 2, 2018

Popplewell’s ‘Head Games’ probe earns National Magazine Awards nomination

Assistant Journalism Professor Brett Popplewell has earned a National Magazine Awards nomination in the Investigative Reporting category for his September 2017 story “Head Games,” a probe of the scientific battle... More

April 24, 2018

Sarah Everts: Journalism program’s new CTV Chair in Digital Science Journalism

Chemicals as weapons of war. The history of processed food. What science can tell us about Mona Lisa’s complexion. This is a tiny sampling of what science journalist Sarah Everts... More

April 18, 2018

Journalism grad’s new book tells the story of Canadian Jews during Second World War

She has been a journalist with CBC and CTV and a freelance foreign correspondent based in Rome. She's currently a journalism professor at Centennial College in Toronto. And now Ellin Bessner... More