Journalism News Archives | School of Journalism and Communication

January 28, 2019

60 Seconds Into the Future: Videos today by the Journalists of Tomorrow

As the major creative assignment for the first term of their first year in the Bachelor of Journalism, the students of JOUR1001 work in teams of two to make a... More

Photo for the news post: Remembering Peter Calamai: Journalist, Teacher and ‘Advocate for Science, Literacy and Journalistic Professionalism’ (1943-2019)

January 23, 2019

Remembering Peter Calamai: Journalist, Teacher and ‘Advocate for Science, Literacy and Journalistic Professionalism’ (1943-2019)

Peter Calamai, a leading figure in Canadian journalism for decades and an adjunct research professor at the School of Journalism and Communication since 2001, died on Jan. 22 at his... More

January 9, 2019

2019 CMTS Internship

Carleton has sent more than 200 students from the School of Journalism and Communication abroad on media internships in the past decade. The first media internships took place through the... More

December 29, 2018

Carleton’s Journalism program celebrates Capital Current’s first term

It’s been several years in the making. The first hint of the School’s new digital publication came during the May 25, 2015 meeting of journalism faculty members. That’s when they... More

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