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 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

September 22, 2018

Boswell pilgrimage to Col. By’s grave hits front page

Record on Colonel By set straight An essay by journalism professor Randy Boswell on the legacy of Lt.-Col. John By, founder of the future Ottawa and builder of the Rideau... More

September 19, 2018

Celebrating 10 years of the Attallah Lecture

As the Communications and Media Studies program at Carleton University celebrates its 40th anniversary, last week’s annual Attallah Lecture celebrated a milestone of its own, marking its tenth year of... More

September 6, 2018

New adventures in communication

To study communication is to study the very nature of what it means to be human. This was the message that faculty members and staff from the School of Journalism... More

September 4, 2018

Seeking an Instructor I or II: Digital media storytelling/online design

The School of Journalism and Communication invites applications for a preliminary (confirmation-track) appointment in the School’s new Bachelor of Media Production and Design (BMPD) honours program at the rank of... 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 31, 2018

BMPD students will learn by doing in partnership with Museum of Nature

Students in the winter 2019 offering of MPAD 1002 will be partnering with the Canadian Museum of Nature to propose and design interactive digital media stories. As patrons, we often... 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