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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · 5d

Good news to share. I've won an RTDNA regional award in the opinion category.

The piece for @ca.theconversation.com analyzed the willingness of people to pay for the news.

Congratulations to all the 2025 West Region Award Winners.

RTDNA Canada Announces 2025 West Region Award Winners – RTDNA Canada

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UBC Journalism @ubcjournalism.bsky.social · Sep 3

Join us in welcoming the new cohort of incoming #UBC graduate journalism students.

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UBC News @news.ubc.ca · Aug 13

News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many #Google search results are cutting into their online traffic.

@ubcjournalism.bsky.social prof Dr. Alfred Hermida discussed via @cdnpress.bsky.social

Canadian news publishers, experts raise alarm over Google search AI summaries

OTTAWA - News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many Google search results are cutting into their online traffic — and experts are still flagging concerns about the

www.thecanadianpressnews.ca

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Felix M. Simon @felixsimon.bsky.social · Jul 24

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...

www.alfredhermida.me

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UBC Journalism @ubcjournalism.bsky.social · Jun 26

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! 🥁

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.

jwam.ubc.ca

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · Jun 26

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

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…

journalisminnovation.ca

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · May 21

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

#ubcgrad

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · May 6

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

National Media Awards Foundation @canadamediaawards.bsky.social · May 6

🌈 Pyar is Pyar: A Journey in Conservative Surrey

@ubcjournalism.bsky.social

Finalist for Best Lifestyle Storytelling at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards

Congratulations to Chaimae Chouiekh and the UBC team!

🔗 zurl.co/cOUNN

#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · May 6

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

National Media Awards Foundation @canadamediaawards.bsky.social · May 6

🍳A Taste of Home

@ubcjournalism.bsky.social

Finalist for Best One-of-a-Kind Storytelling at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards

Congratulations to @hermida.bsky.social , @uytaelee.bsky.social and Jasmine Ng

🔗 zurl.co/Lnd1D

#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · Apr 14

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

IQMedia_Workshop_April2025

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · Apr 7

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

www.eventbrite.ca/e/biglietti-...

Journalism Innovators IJF Meet-Up

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

www.eventbrite.ca

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UBC Journalism @ubcjournalism.bsky.social · Apr 1

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🎤

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · Mar 20

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

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...

tricitiesdispatch.com

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UBC Journalism @ubcjournalism.bsky.social · Mar 18

📢 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

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.

jwam.ubc.ca

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · Mar 11

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

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.

jwam.ubc.ca

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · Mar 6

🚨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

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 ...

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · Mar 6

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

Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · Feb 25

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

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.

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · Feb 17

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

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.

theconversation.com

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · Feb 14

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 🏅

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.

jwam.ubc.ca

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · Feb 12

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

COMtalks: Integrating AI with Journalism

The emergence of artificial intelligence systems challenges every industry —…

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · Jan 15

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

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."

www.niemanlab.org

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UBC Journalism @ubcjournalism.bsky.social · Jan 14

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

In ‘Bribe, Inc.,’ a Searing Takedown of Corporate Corruption | The Tyee

Bold and bracing, the exposé shows the high price of telling the truth.

thetyee.ca

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · Jan 9

Always worth a read.

Reuters Institute @reutersinstitute.bsky.social · Jan 9

🚨 What trends will be shaping #journalism in 2025?

This is the question at the heart of our yearly report on media trends by Nic Newman & Federica Cherubini and based on a survey of 326 managers from 51 countries

Read it here: https://buff.ly/3Wayp24

9 findings in thread

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Alfred Hermida PhD @hermida.bsky.social · Jan 7

Yep.

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

www.theguardian.com

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