News | School of Journalism and Communication

June 25, 2020

Meet our Master of Journalism Class of 2020

June 22, 2020

From Aleppo to Ottawa: a Syrian refugee earns a Master of Journalism degree

June 16, 2020

Journalism students featured in National Observer for investigative project on the effects of farming herbicide

A winter term full of hard investigative work paid off for four journalism students who were recently published in the National Observer. Second-year Master of Journalism students Joseph Tunney, Qais... More

June 15, 2020

Prof. Andrew Cohen discusses JFK in White House history live stream

Journalism professor Andrew Cohen was the special online guest of the Washington, D.C.-based White House Historical Association on June 9, engaging in a live-streamed, richly illustrated Q-and-A session with the... More

June 12, 2020

Journalism program to create new academic chair as part of diversity and inclusion plan

Carleton’s Journalism program is taking significant new steps to foster more diversity and inclusion in the school’s curriculum and teaching practices and among the ranks of its faculty and instructors.... More

May 29, 2020

SJC COVID-19 Research Series, Part 5: More to Consider Subscribing to Online News Sites

Those under 30 are the most likely to decide to subscribe to an online news site as a result of having temporary free access to COVID-19 news that is normally... More

May 28, 2020

The School of Journalism and Communication’s newest Journalism faculty member: Matthew Pearson

Award-winning Ottawa-based journalist Matthew Pearson will join the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University as an Assistant Professor with the Journalism program on July 1. Pearson is a... More

May 22, 2020

SJC COVID-19 Research Series, Part 4: Canadians Most Trust Public Health Officials

While Canadians remain quite worried about the impact of COVID-19 on their lives and those of their friends, they place primary trust in the actions taken and advice given by... More

May 22, 2020

SJC COVID-19 Research Series, Part 3: Younger Canadians Hardest Hit Financially

Younger Canadians are most likely to have had their family income reduced as a result of COVID-19. They’re also more bullish about the need to reopen the economy, less inclined... More

May 22, 2020

SJC COVID-19 Research Series, Part 2: Canadians Worried as Lockdown Pressures Ease

With lockdown measures easing across the country, new research shows that Canadians are worried about the potential public health consequences of reopening the economy. In a survey of 2,000 Canadians,... More

May 22, 2020

SJC COVID-19 Research Series, Part 1: Conspiracies and Misinformation Spreading Online

Conspiracy theories and incorrect scientific information about Covid-19 have taken root in Canada, according to a recent survey conducted by the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University. Nearly... More

May 20, 2020

Journalism undergrad receives the Provost Scholar Award

By Lesley Barry Among the eight exceptional Carleton undergrads honoured with Provost Scholar Awards for 2020 is third-year journalism student Shaked Karabelnicoff. “I’ve learned something new every single day at... More