Journalism innovation and media startups
This team is examining how the development of journalism is being shaped by innovation practices, business models and policy frameworks. Current research includes a study of journalism startups in Canada in the past 20 years and an analysis of Google’s impact on journalism innovation globally.
The project includes the development of a critical race podcast at The Conversation Canada, exploring the mechanisms through which a journalism non-profit can leverage online media to enhance the production, distribution, and circulation of evidence-based reporting.
Research team
Alfred Hermida Phd
ProfessorSchool of Journalism, Writing, and Media, University of British Columbia
Mary Lynn Young Phd
ProfessorSchool of Journalism, Writing, and Media, University of British Columbia
Vinita Srivastava
Director of InnovationSenior Editor: Culture + Society, The Conversation Canada
Theme news
The role of Google and Meta in Canadian journalism
Conference Program: Novel Directions In Media Innovation And Funding
Venue: Gladstone House, 1214 Queen St West, Toronto, Ontario, M6J 1J6 All times: Eastern Daylight…
Industry partner update: The Conversation Canada
Theme publications
- Book Review: The Journalism Manifesto by Barbie Zelizer, Pablo J. Boczkowski & C. W. Anderson
Hermida, Alfred. (2022). The International Journal of Press/Politics - The university as a “giant newsroom”
Hermida, Alfred, Lisa Varano, and Mary Lynn Young. (2022). The university as a “giant newsroom”: Not-for-profit explanatory journalism during COVID-19. In Patrick Ferrucci & Scott A. Eldridge (eds), The Institutions Changing Journalism, pp. 59-72. Routledge.