Professor Natalie Coulter, in the Department of Communication Studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), has been appointed the new director of the Institute for Research on Digital Learning (IRDL), an Organized Research Unit (ORU) at York University. Coulter’s appointment went into effect on Jan. 1. The centre has moved this year […]
Taught by Course Director Kelly Parke, COMN 3900 gave a basic understanding of how Artificial Intelligence has evolved from science fiction to reality, how humans have struggled to adapt to this new human/machine daily interaction and its impact on our daily lives. The course explored various viewpoints on the benefits/problems of this precarious relationship and […]
It’s Women's History Month in Canada! To celebrate, we are featuring several inspiring Canadian women in the media. Some are pioneers, paving the way for future generations, others are currently doing extraordinary things. Broadcast journalist Betty Kennedy became best-known to most Canadians as a panelist on Canada's longest-running television program FRONT PAGE CHALLENGE, a CBC-TV […]
Trevor Grant, Unit Production Manager with the CBC, recently visited our COMN 4222A course. Grant manages the budgets for TV Current Affairs and News Programs, including shows such as Marketplace, Fifth Estate, and The National. Working at the CBC for over 30 years, Trevor's career highlights include the planning and production for special events such […]
Reading Week is taking place from October 12 to 18 and the York U campus has many great activities and events that you can take part in. The Career Centre is a great hub. They have information on jobs, events, postings, mentoring and more. During the Fall Reading Week, they have several workshops and a […]
BEA have exciting scholarships, competitions, conventions and events - and Communication Studies at York is a member! *Please note each student MUST join BEA membership first before they can submit their application. Please obtain the discount code from the department. The deadline for the 2020/2021 BEA Scholarships is October 14th, 2019 and all of our students […]
Be bold. Be diverse. Those were the words CBC senior producer Mandy Luk ended her presentation with when she visited Marlene Murphy's course COMN 4222 News Next: Creating News in a Platform Society. The experienced journalist spoke to the class in a very engaging presentation on diversity. Working for prime-time newscast The National, Luk explained […]
This article originally appeared in YFile Christopher Innes From Sept. 26 to 28, Founders College is hosting an event series titled “Calypso, Carnival, Steel Band: Expressive Cultures of the Caribbean Diaspora” in honour of the late York University Professor Christopher Innes, whose contributions to the study of carnival have been inspirational to the event organizers […]
Executive Producer, Digital, at CBC News, Pras Rajagopalan, visited Marlene Murphy's course COMN 4222 News Next: Creating News in a Platform Society on September 20. Rajagopalan was there to present on analytics/metrics, audience development, evolving storytelling on digital platforms, and the challenges he and his team face in today's online landscape. Pras began by discussing elements […]
Two Communication Department Professors are award recipients in the 2019-20 Insight Development Grants competition from SSHRC! Professor Natalie Coulter received a grant for her project Evangelisms, Entanglements and Superfans: Young People's Creative Labour in the Visibility Economy. The grant will explore how young people’s creative labour is being taken up by the marketing activities of the […]