Op-ed columns:
Nieman Journalism Lab
2012 will be the year social media gets boring
December 30, 2011
Association for Journalism Education UK
How participatory is journalism?
June 27, 2011
London School of Economics Impact of Social Sciences blog
Social media is inherently a system of peer evaluation
June 27, 2011
The Huffington Post
The fundamental problem with newspaper paywalls
May 30, 2011
The Globe and Mail
We’d need to quit more than Facebook
June 2, 2010
BBC News website
The web, the politician and the prostitute
March 18, 2008
PBS Mediashift columns:
Canadians prefer to get news from friends (not editors) on social media
May 2, 2011
UBC students, Globe and Mail, Investigate Hidden Cost of Shrimp
December 6, 2010
How to Teach Social Media in Journalism Schools
August 30, 2010
Rethinking the Role of the Journalist in the Participatory Age
July 9, 2010
Canwest Buyers, OpenFile Bet on Value of Local News in Canada
May 13, 2010
- Reprinted TheTyee.ca, May 19, 2010
Flexibility, Freelance Key for Journalism Grads in Tough Job Market
January 20, 2010
Mainstream Media Misses the Point of Participatory Journalism
September 15, 2009
Journalism Students Need to Develop Their Personal Brand
August 19, 2009
Revamped Journalist’s Role More About Mindset Than Multimedia Tricks
July 23, 2009
Advice from the Pros to Journalism Graduates
May 1, 2009
Turning a College Lecture into a Conversation with CoverItLive
April 13, 2009
Budding Journalists Use Twitter, Blogs to Open Doors
February 10, 2009
UBC Begins Study Program of New Media and Society
January 22, 2009
The Place of Blogs in Journalism Education
December 22, 2008
J-Students Take Multiplatform Approach to City Politics
December 1, 2008
Learning How to Make Multimedia Story Decisions
October 27, 2008
J-Schools Use Geo-tagging, Wikis, iPhones to Teach
October 14, 2008
Journalism Grads Need Basic Skills Plus Openness, Flexibility
September 15, 2008
Journalism School Students Get Fewer Textbooks, Collaborate More
September 3, 2008
Teaching the Technical Without Losing Sight of Journalism
August 15, 2008
University of British Columbia Takes Integrated Approach to Teaching Journalism
August 4, 2008
Text interviews
Vancouver Sun
Keeping the ‘news’ in the paper
February 11, 2012
Metro
All-day B.C. news channel in the works
January 12, 2012
J-Source.ca
Participatory journalism: An interview with Alfred Hermida
November 10, 2011
Vancouver Sun
Transmitting terror and tragedy
September 10, 2011
Global News
The role of digital and social media in the London riots
August 9, 2011
Global News Edmonton
Social media helps Slave Lake residents
May 17, 2011
Pique Magazine
Twestival to raise money for Zero Ceiling
March 23, 2011
UBC Arts Wire
Libya, Gaddafi and Social Media
February 23, 2011
Global News
Social media in Egypt
January 31, 2011
Convergence Magazine
Redefining A Legend
January 17, 2011
Mashable
The future of social media in journalism
September 13, 2010
Nieman Journalism Lab
From Bryan Adams to Neil Young: Canadian Music Wiki
July 1, 2010
Canwest News Service
Twitter taboo
June 24, 2010
Toronto Star
Another hit for Paul Godfrey
May 10, 2010
Montreal Gazette
Internet use overtakes TV in Canada
March 23, 2010
Metro
Internet deserves peace prize nod, professor says
March 17, 2010
Epoch Times
True Patriot Love or Just Sports
February 24, 2010
The Globe and Mail
Canada-U.S. hockey most watched sports program in Canadian history
February 23, 2010
Harvard Business Review
Vancouver’s Twitter Lesson
February 18, 2010
Vancouver Sun
Death porn or just sharing the latest news?
February 13, 2010
Canwest News Service
Bloggers and tweeters take the 2010 Games global
February 12, 2010
The Montreal Gazette
Who will publish the new news?
February 6, 2010
Vancouver Sun
Apple’s new iPad seen as a game-changing ‘breakthrough’
January 28, 2010
Winnipeg Free Press
Apple’s new tablet computer: ‘Revolutionary’
January 28, 2010
Canwest News Service
iPad: Can it live up to the hype?
January 27, 2010
Canwest News Service
‘Twit-storm of misinformation’ surrounds Haiti online
January 21, 2010
CTV.ca
Citizen journalists given home base for 2010 Games
January 15, 2010
The Tyee
Prorogation provokes online uprising
January 11, 2010
The WestEnder
W2 seeks to democratize Olympic coverage
January 21, 2010
Mashable
10 News Media Content Trends to Watch in 2010
December 24, 2009
Mashable
8 Must-Have Traits of Tomorrow’s Journalist
December 9, 2009
Canadian Press
Citizen journalism gaining steam, filling in blanks left by mainstream media
December 9, 2009
The Globe and Mail
Woods video a hit with viewers, a fail with experts
December 8, 2009
Calgary Herald
Sex grows up in gaming world
November 11, 2009
Vancouver Sun
Setting limits in a 24/7 wired world
September 30, 2009
Le Monde
Will journalists become brands in the future?
September 27, 2009
The Guardian
Future of Journalism Conference: Twitter, the new shovelware
September 10, 2009
ABC.es
Twitter can help journalism (in Spanish)
September 9, 2009
The National Post
Twitter updates breathless world
August 6, 2009
Canwest News Service/Montreal Gazette
‘Neda’ death video puts pressure on Iran
June 22, 2009
Nanaimo Daily News
‘Citizen journalists’ bring news home
June 22, 2009
Philadelphia Inquirer
Ibanez, Donaghy cases refuel the debate about blogging
June 14, 2009
Langara Journalism Review
Working hard but hardly working (PDF)
May 2009
CTV.ca
Lam showed ‘lack of judgment’ over racy pics online
April 20, 2009
The Globe and Mail
Elections and new media
April 9, 2009
The Globe and Mail
Teaching media during a perfect storm of change
April 3, 2009
The Georgia Straight
UBC profs denounce U.S. judge’s decision to shut down Wikileaks
February 27, 2008
The National Post
How to fix the CBC: Why the Ceeb needs to take heed
January 16, 2009
The Georgia Straight
In Second Life, it’s a wonderful, virtual world
December 11, 2008
National Post
BBC’s brand decides to ‘stop doing the show’
October 30, 2008
The National Post
The latest in the BBC-Russell Brand feud
October 29, 2008
Georgia Straight
Audiences increasingly choose their TV on-line
September 18, 2008
Financial Post
Medium of the new journalist
June 4, 2008
Journalism Ethics at the University of British Columbia
Internet privacy or public spectacle? An ethical dilemma for journalists
May 12, 2008
Ryerson Review of Journalism
Everyone’s a reporter
April 7, 2008
Vancouver Sun
‘Citizen journalism’ breaking out all over
March 22, 2008
Georgia Straight
UBC profs denounce U.S. judge’s decision to shut down Wikileaks
February 27 2008
TheScientist.com
Crowdsourcing for scientists?
February 20 2008
Knight Science Journalism Tracker
Knight Science Journalism Symposium: Golden age, layoffs, no apostrophes for new media, new blood, and frantic blogging
February 20 2008
The Toronto Star
The citizen videographer’s quandary
December 2 2007
The Globe and Mail
Violent death scenes get endless online encore
November 16 2007
Montreal Gazette
It’s not clear yet what works and what doesn’t work
October 22 2007
The Province
Cops using Facebook-like sites in their criminal investigations
September 14 2007
Vancouver Sun
News site secures landmark capital funding
July 30 2007
Globe and Mail
Facebook’s white knight tackles cyberbullies
July 24 2007
Canadian Press
CBC ‘wish list’ experiment with Facebook dogged by controversy
June 27 2007
The Province
Abbotsford teen expelled for online threat to kick teacher
June 24 2007
Business in Vancouver
Vancouver companies join forces to deliver business blogs to digital mobile market
June 19 2007
Journalism.co.uk
Hacker-reporter debate consumes journalists
June 8 2007
BBC News website
Coping with death in the internet
May 30 2007
Vancouver Sun
Grief, anger over boy’s death pour out on Web
May 22 2007
CTV.ca news
Cellphone videos spotlight age of accountability
May 19 2007
Mail & Guardian Online
Old media have a chance to prepare, but will they?
April 11 2007
Ryerson Review of Journalism
Parting shots
Spring 2007
UBC Trek magazine
Information sage (PDF)
Spring 2007
National Post
Next Tube stop: Politics
January 15 2007
Canadian Press
Citizen journalists’ tell news stories their way, provide alternative to mainstream media
December 7 2006
The Tyee
Wikipedia’s watchdog
November 22 2006
UBC Reports
Podcast or perish
November 2 2006
