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Curious what role of Sophi (which Nieman has covered in the past) in helping Advance-owned sites was.

@hermida.bsky.social & I found last year that the group belongs to the heavy users of Sophi www.alfredhermida.me/wp-content/u...

UBC Journalism celebrates graduating class of '25 - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media Congratulations to the 29 aspiring journalists who received their Master of Journalism degrees from the University of British Columbia in May.

Catch up with the UBC Journalism graduating class of '25. In May, 29 graduates received their Master of Journalism degree from UBC.

If you are looking to hire smart and talented journalists, start here! 🥁

GJIL welcomes new summer Research Assistants As the 2025 summer term kicks off, the Global Journalism Innovation Lab is thrilled to welcome three new research assistants. All three are 2nd year master’s students at the University of Bri…

Meet our new @ubcjournalism.bsky.social research assistants for the summer.

Congratulations to the @ubcjournalism.bsky.social graduating class of 2025

#ubcgrad

So pleased for @ubcjournalism.bsky.social graduate Chaimae Chouiekh for her #DigitalPublishingAwards nomination for this #UBC course project supervised by @uytaelee.bsky.social and myself

Honoured to be nominated with @uytaelee.bsky.social for this @ubcjournalism.bsky.social visual journalism project by journalism grad Jasmine Ng

Excited for two days of insight at the Future of Digital Journalism: Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, and Integrity conference in Athens.

Follow the discussions on the live stream.

#IQMedia #EU_Commission #CreativeEurope

Journalism Innovators IJF Meet-Up Join us at the Journalism Innovators IJF Meet-Up to connect and exchange ideas, research, and thoughts.

If you're @journalismfestival.com this week, come to our mixer to learn more about our research on new revenue models, policy frameworks and audience engagement, hosted by @journosabados.bsky.social

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UBC Journalism alumna Karla Jubaily interviewed @ndp.ca leader @jagmeetsingh.ca for a podcast project she developed during her time at #UBC.

The episode of Cooking Up Culture exploring food, culture & identity is coming out next week🎤

Demise of three Metro Vancouver community news outlets mirrors troubling pattern in Canada, experts say – Tri-Cities Dispatch 60% of the journalists serving 600,000 people to be axed Glacier Media’s impending closures of the Tri-City News, Burnaby Now, and the New West Record will eliminate 60 percent of the journalistic wor...

Quoted in: How local news is set to become scarcer for about 600,000 Metro Vancouver residents, as three long-standing community publications prepare to shut down via @tcitiesdispatch.bsky.social

Apply now: UBC Journalism Masters extends deadline - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media UBC's prestigious journalism graduate program welcomes applications until May 1, 2025.

📢 Breaking: UBC Journalism Masters extends deadline.

Want to become a groundbreaking storyteller? Here's your second chance!

The deadline for the prestigious Master of Journalism program has been extended to May 1. 🌎

#Journalism #HigherEd #MediaCareers #UBC

Digital media pioneer Alfred Hermida wins UBC Killam Research Prize - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media Professor Hermida was recognised for his outstanding research contributions to the field of journalism.

Honoured to be recognized by a #UBC Killam Research Prize for my contributions to journalism research and practice.

AI in the Newsroom: Lessons from the Adoption of The Globe and Mail's Sophi This case study examines the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and journalistic values through an analysis of Sophi, an algorithmic recommendation engine developed by The Globe and ...

🚨New paper: AI in the Newsroom: Lessons from the Adoption of @theglobeandmail.com's Sophi w/ @felixsimon.bsky.social in Journalism Practice

Findings suggest successful AI integration requires careful attention to organisational context, scope of automation and institutional origins

bit.ly/AIsophi

Happening now - live recording at #UBC of the Don’t Call Me Resilient from @theconversationca.bsky.social

UBC Journalism's Alfred Hermida celebrated for fostering student success - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media UBC Journalism professor Alfred Hermida has been recognized for his transformative work in guiding graduate students.

Receiving a mentoring award from the #UBC Dean of Arts for guiding the next gen of scholars and media professionals fills me with humility.

Heartfelt thanks to @ubcjournalism.bsky.social alum Catherine Zhu, Amanda Ash, Elizabeth Melimopoulos, + @fleerackers.bsky.social and @maakesalonen.bsky.social

Generative AI is already being used in journalism – here’s how people feel about it A new report on journalism in seven countries shows AI might have a place in the newsroom – but everyone should proceed with caution.

How do journalists and audiences feel about the use of AI in journalism? It's complicated 🤔, finds a new report by @tjthomson.bsky.social, Phoebe Matich, Ryan J. Thomas and @riedlinm.bsky.social via @theconversation.com

UBC journalism students triumph in Canadian Online Publishing Awards - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media Students and faculty took home four awards, three golds and one silver, for visual journalism projects.

I am so proud of my @ubcjournalism.bsky.social students for taking 3 Golds and 1 Silver at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards for their visual journalism projects. 🏆

A huge congratulations to: Chhavi Mehra, Jake de Guzman, Ashley Li, and Beth Rochester 🏅

Today in just under an hour. Join us for an online discussion on how to approach AI in journalism.

The Conversation is trying to make its academia-fueled model work for local news "I get the challenges small startups face trying to fill this void of local news. So this is our little attempt to support them in our Conversation way."

Building out the @theconversation.com model to local communities via @niemanlab.org

In ‘Bribe, Inc.,’ a Searing Takedown of Corporate Corruption | The Tyee Bold and bracing, the exposé shows the high price of telling the truth.

The documentary Bribe, Inc. by UBC j-prof @peterwklein.bsky.social "is a precise, cogent and quietly seething takedown of the high cost of doing dirty business" via @thetyee.ca

Always worth a read.

A new era of lies: Mark Zuckerberg has just ushered in an extinction-level event for truth on social media | Chris Stokel-Walker The Meta boss’s decision to get rid of the platform’s 40,000 moderators has set the stage for a fact-free four years online, says author Chris Stokel-Walker

Yep.

Happy Holidays card

From everyone in the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, we wish you very happy holidays! ☃️⁠

We're back January 6 for the new term.

Google’s Influence on Global Business Models in Journalism: An Analysis of Its Innovation Challenge | Article | Media and Communication Alfred Hermida, Mary Lynn Young

In this article, @hermida.bsky.social and Young analyze five years of grant recipients of the Google #Innovation Challenge. They find that the recipients are mostly into revenue-related innovation - and largely align with Google’s interests.

#AskeXmas 19/24

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14 libros sobre periodismo y comunicación de 2024

Great list of books on journalism and communication (mostly in Spanish) recommended by prof José A. García Avilés. They range from AI to platforms to data journalism.

Lista de libros periodísticos recomendados.

How 2024 shaped journalism: insights from the Reuters Institute’s work From AI to digital platforms, our researchers and reporters have explored the future of journalism this year. Here’s what they found.

Must-read from @reutersinstitute.bsky.social looking back at the big journalism trends of the year.

Alfred Hermida: Big tech unfriends the news

The third is for an article in the Future of News series on The Hub

More Canadians are paying for news this year, but it’s still too early to celebrate A new report has found that 15 per cent of English-speaking Canadians are paying for news in 2024, compared to 11 per cent in 2023. But it is too early to rejoice.

And this one, also in @theconversationca.bsky.social

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Google’s $100 million to Canada’s news industry is a small price to pay to avoid regulation Google has secured significant concessions in its deal with Ottawa over Bill C-18, the Online News Act, which comes into effect on Dec. 19.

The nomination is for various articles in @theconversationca.bsky.social, including this one

Well, this is exciting. I am nominated in the 2024 Canadian Online Publishing Awards for best column (media category) for my pieces on the future of Canadian journalism