Carleton journalism professor Matthew Pearson marked World Press Freedom Day in Thailand on Friday, where there the fate of dozens of journalists imprisoned since a military coup in neighbouring Myanmar more than three years ago set a sombre backdrop. Co-organized by Burma News International and the newly-founded Independent Press Council Myanmar, the event highlighted the fundamental principle of press freedom and the importance of free and independent media in a democratic society. Independent Press Council Myanmar, established in 2003, is comprised of 15 independent news organizations based ..read more

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We’re recruiting research assistants to support Journalism and Artificial Intelligence: an industry roundtable The School of Journalism and Communication will be hiring up to six students to work as research assistants on a digital team in support of Journalism and Artificial Intelligence: an industry roundtable, an international knowledge exchange and mobilization project culminating in a May 30, 2024, roundtable, in Toronto. This project involves Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication working in partnership with the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ), the Gl ..read more

Save the date: May 30, 2024, Toronto Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication will convene an industry roundtable called “Journalism and Artificial Intelligence” on Thursday, May 30, in Toronto. The roundtable will explore use of AI in news organizations, the ethical implications and what it all means for journalism education. The event is being organized in partnership with the Canadian Association of Journalists and the Polis/London School of Economics JournalismAI Project. The Carleton project is funded by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council ..read more

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CBC North 2024 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 due on April 26. This two-month, paid internship can be taken up this spring or summer with CBC North. This year’s placement will be in either Whitehorse or Yellowknife. And the intern chosen for the position will also receive support for travel and living costs from a donor fund, named in honour of long-time Carleton professor Mary McGuire, t ..read more

Students in Carleton’s Bachelor of Media Production and Design program will get a chance to showcase their final year capstone projects in a public event being held on Friday, April 5 at 3 p.m. in Room 4114 Richcraft Hall. The Capstone Projects course (MPAD4000) is a year-long experiential learning course that allows MPAD students to practice and demonstrate the skills and tools learned in the Bachelor of Media Production and Design program. Since last fall, students have worked with community organizations and partners to produce multi-media projects and expand their digital and media storyt ..read more

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Carleton University’s Journalism Program is relaunching an exceptional job opportunity during Summer 2024 for a number of its Master of Journalism, Bachelor of Journalism, and Media Production & Design students to gain some income and valuable work experience with Capital Current. We will be creating four positions, each for eight weeks in duration. The pay will be $20 per hour, for a total of $5,600 for each eight-week placement. Two of the positions will be from from mid-May to mid-July and the other two will run from mid-June to mid-August. Successful applicants will produce content fo ..read more

Carleton University’s Journalism Program is relaunching an exceptional job opportunity during Summer 2024 for a number of its Master of Journalism, Bachelor of Journalism, and Media Production & Design students to gain some income and valuable work experience with Capital Current. We will be creating four positions, each for eight weeks in duration. The pay will be $20 per hour, for a total of $5,600 for each eight-week placement. Two of the positions will be from from mid-May to mid-July and the other two will run from mid-June to mid-August. Successful applicants will produce content fo ..read more