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May 11, 2025

Carleton journalism student heads to Yellowknife to take up CBC North internship sponsored by Mary...

Carleton journalism student heads to Yellowknife to take up CBC North internship sponsored by Mary McGuire

Carleton University Master of Journalism graduate Tamara Merritt will be heading to Yellowknife to take up a paid internship with CBC North through a Carleton program established with the help... More

May 5, 2025

Carleton’s flagship news publication Capital Current is hiring interns for the summer

Carleton University’s journalism program is relaunching an exceptional job opportunity during Summer 2025 for a number of its Master of Journalism, Bachelor of Journalism, and Media Production & Design students... More

May 4, 2025

Carleton journalism students head to Africa on “life-changing” media internships

For the 20th year in a row, some of Carleton’s top journalism students are gearing up to head to Africa on media internships this spring and summer. This year’s iteration... More

April 30, 2025

Professor Duncan McCue elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Journalism professor Duncan McCue has been elected as an International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest scholarly societies in North America. McCue,... More

April 17, 2025

Three Carleton journalism students among recipients of prestigious CBC scholarship

Three of Carleton’s top journalism students are among the winners of this year’s CBC News Summer Scholarship in memory of Joan Donaldson and Peter Gzowski. In total, 14 young journalists... More

April 15, 2025

Adrian Harewood’s new podcast confronts the elephant in the room

Journalism professor Adrian Harewood is back on the air with a newly-launched podcast called In Bed with the Elephant featuring in-depth interviews meant to disrupt preconceptions and wrestle with taboos.... More

March 7, 2025

CBC North 2025 Internship Program for Carleton University

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

February 20, 2025

CBC Sports Senior Contributor Shireen Ahmed to deliver 2025 Kesterton Lecture

The Carleton University School of Journalism and Communication is excited to host sports journalist Shireen Ahmed to deliver the 2025 Kesterton Lecture on the evening of Wednesday, March 12 in... More

February 18, 2025

At “Black on the Ballot,” the experiences of Black elected officials take centre stage

By Karen Kelly Photos by Jaime Sadgrove Black on the Ballot, an event hosted by Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication in collaboration with the Department of Political Science,... More

February 7, 2025

Apply for 2025 Global Journalism Internships

About Global Journalism Internships Carleton’s School of Journalism and Communication is once again seeking applications for its Global Journalism Internship Program. This program has been in operation since 2006 and... More

November 28, 2024

Carleton journalism launches fundraiser to build new Mary Ann Shadd Cary Lecture Series

Canada’s first journalism program is launching its first-ever lecture series named for a woman. The Annual Mary Ann Shadd Cary Lecture Series: Voices of Change in Canadian Journalism will feature... More

November 15, 2024

Major conference this weekend at Carleton seeks to reimagine political journalism

Polarization. Upheaval. Animosity. Rage. The words that pop to mind when describing the current state of political journalism in Canada aren’t pretty. That’s why a group of journalism educators interested in... More