Talks and conference presentations

Keynotes and invited talks

2024

2023

  • Zhu, Catherine, Alfred Hermida and Mary Lynn Young. The Emergence of Canadian Right-Wing Journalism Startups. Canadian Communication Association (CCA) annual conference, University of York, May 30, 2023.
  • Young, Mary Lynn and Alfred Hermida. A New Agenda-Setting? Google’s Impact on Global Journalism Policy and Infrastructures. International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Toronto, May 27, 2023
  • Hermida, A. (2023) Keynote, AI in journalism: Faster and cheaper but not necessarily better and stronger. 2023 4th International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and Application on Media (ISAIAM 2023), Xijing University and the Media Development Center of the Institute of Journalism and Communication of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, June 17, 2023. (Virtual).
  • Montana-Nino, S. (2023). What AI-generated news could mean for human-produced journalism?. SXSW, Sydney. 15-22 October 2023. 

2022

  • Hermida, A. (2022) Keynote, The good, the bad and the ugly of AI in journalism. Doctoral Lecture, Department of Communication, University of Ottawa, October 12, 2022.
  • Hermida, A. (2022). Ruin, resilience and renewal: The future of journalism in Canada. Emeritus College, University of British Columbia, (online), March 23.
  • Srivastava, V. (2022). Podcasts – The management challenges, Jan. 22. Digital Media at the Crossroads, (online). https://www.digitalmediaatthecrossroads.com/program.php
  • Montana-Nino, S. and Burgess, J. (2022). Beyond the ‘critical incident’: COVID-19 and the slow paths towards editorial automation in Australian newsrooms. Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference, Woolongong. 22-25 November 2022.  

2021

Conference presentations

2024

  • Hermida, A. Simon, F. M. Risk vs Reward: How Sophi Can Help Explain the Adoption of AI in the News Industry. International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Gold Coast June 20-24, 2024.
  • Young, Mary-Lynn and Alfred Hermida, News Industries: Funding innovation and futures ICA Post-Conference, Gold Coast, June 25, 2024.
  • Sibo Chen, Nicole Blanchett, Charles Davis, Preliminary Insights From a Survey of Global Audiences’ Perceptions of Generative AI’s Impact on the News Sector. International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Gold Coast June 20-24, 2024.
  • Michelle Bartleman, Elizabeth Dubois, Automated Journalism Scholarship: An Updated Systematic Review, International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Gold Coast June 20-24, 2024.
  • Ned Watt, Michelle Riedlinger. The Fact Checkers’ “Helper”: Fact-Checking Imaginaries for Generative AI Technologies. International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Gold Coast June 20-24, 2024.
  • Elizabeth Dubois, Defining Political Social Media Influencers. International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Gold Coast June 20-24, 2024.
  • Young, M. L., Sjovaag, H., R. & Hermida, A., (2024). The digital histories of press support schemes: A life course approach to media policy as strategic action fields of media industry interests. European Communication Conference (ECC) Ljubljana, Slovenia, 24-27 September, 2024.

2023

  • Bruns, A. (2023) Keynote, What is lost when Twitter is lost? Reflections on the impending death of a platform. Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference 2023, (21 – 24 November 2023). Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington.
  • Srinivas, A., Esau, K., Fleerackers A.), Riedlinger, M., Osman, K. and Vodden (2023) The newsworthiness of climate emergency preparedness: Tracking the republication of The Conversation’s flood and wildfire preparedness coverage. . Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference 2023, (21 – 24 November 2023). Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington.
  • Watt, N., Montana-Nino, S. and Riedlinger, M. (2023) AI and fact checking in the Southern hemisphere: insights from a regional comparison. Australian and New Zealand Communication Association Conference 2023, (21 – 24 November 2023). Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington.
  • Zhu, Catherine, Alfred Hermida and Mary Lynn Young. The Emergence of Canadian Right-Wing Journalism Startups. Canadian Communication Association (CCA) annual conference, University of York, May 30, 2023.
  • Young, Mary Lynn and Alfred Hermida. A New Agenda-Setting? Google’s Impact on Global Journalism Policy and Infrastructures. . International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Toronto, May 27, 2023

2022

  • Davis, C. (2022). Podcasts: The management challenges. Digital Media at the Crossroads, (online), Jan. 21-22.  https://www.digitalmediaatthecrossroads.com/program.php
  • Hermida, Alfred and Mary Lynn Young. The price of platform dollars: Analyzing Google’s effect on global journalism innovation and infrastructures. International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Paris, May 28, 2022.
  • Hermida, Alfred. Critical collaborations: Universities and the future of public interest journalism. Canadian Communication Association (CCA) annual conference, May 18, 2022. (Virtual).
  • Hermida, Alfred and Mary Lynn Young. Google’s Effect On Global Journalism Innovation. Canadian Communication Association (CCA) annual conference
  • Simon, Felix and Alfred Hermida. An AI success story? Studying Sophi, The Globe and Mail’s artificial intelligence system. International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Paris, May 30, 2022.
  • Young, Mary Lynn and Alfred Hermida. The Contribution of Startups to the Infrastructures of Journalism in Canada, 2000-2021. International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Paris, May 28, 2022.
  • Young, Mary Lynn and Alfred Hermida. Durability or Precarity: The Role of Start-Ups in Fostering Novel Journalism Infrastructures in Canada. International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Paris, May 29, 2022.

2021

  • Davis, C., & Rashid, S., (2021). Hybrid innovation in digital news and higher education: The case of The Conversation Canada. European Media Management Association, Jönköping, Sweden, Oct. 27-29.
  • Riedlinger, M., Fleerackers, A., Bruns, A., Burgess, J., Guenther, L., Joubert, M., & Osman, K. (2021). The Conversation, ten years on: Assessing the impact of a unique scholarly publishing initiative. Association of Internet Researchers, (online), Oct. 12-16. https://youtu.be/Igb4V7oN8KE 
  • Hermida, A. (2021). Startups and the infrastructures for journalism in the 21st century, harnessing data and technology for Journalism. JOLT-CICOM, Pamplona, Spain, (online), Sept. 22. Keynote.
  • Davis, C., Freedlander, M., & Zeller, F. (2021). Audience perceived value of a public service broadcaster: The case of CBC’s English-language services. RIPE@2021, Fribourg, Switzerland, Sept. 27. https://www.unifr.ch/dcm/en/ripe-2021
  • Dwyer, L., Crawford, C., & Zeller, F. (2021). Media framing analysis of AI, robotics & technology in explanatory journalism. International Association for Media and Communication Research, Nairobi, Kenya, (online), July 11-15. https://iamcr.org/nairobi2021/online 
  • Clapperton, R., & Mirlohi, A. (2021). The rhetoric of explanation: A machine learning analysis of explanatory journalism on platform capitalism. International Association for Media and Communication Research, Nairobi, Kenya, (online), July 11-15.  https://iamcr.org/nairobi2021/online
  • Bruns, A., Riedlinger, M., & Burgess, J. (2021). Critical collaborations: Universities and the future of public interest journalism. Australia New Zealand Communication Association, Melbourne, Australia, (online), July 6-9.  https://youtu.be/KAPWoIbzrBA
  • Riedlinger, M., Bruns, A. & Burgess, J. (2021). Sharing uncertain science: Mapping the circulation of COVID-19 preprint research reported in The Conversation on Facebook. Australia New Zealand Communication Association, Melbourne, Australia, (online), July 6-9. https://youtu.be/25Lgu-NHB5Q       
  • Chen, S. (2021). Emergency remote teaching and the need for literacy development: Preliminary findings from a communication course survey. Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing, (online), June 9. https://casdw2021.sched.com/
  • Chen, S., Mudry, J., Shiga, J., & Zeller, F. (2021). Explanatory journalism and COVID-19. Canadian Communication Association, Alberta, Canada, (online), June 1-4.
  • Clapperton, R., Davis, C., & Schryer, C. (2021). Methodological insights from researching explanatory journalism. Canadian Communication Association, Alberta, Canada, (online), June 1-4.

2020

  • Hermida, A. & Young, M.L. (2020). A global analysis of journalism startups and media policy research panel. International Communications Association, Brisbane, Australia, (online), May 21-25.
  • Hermida, A., & Young, M.L. (2020). Founders, journalism startups and saving the media. International Communications Association, Brisbane, Australia, (online), May 21-25.
  • Young, M.L. & Hermida, A. (2020). Who benefits? Winners and losers in Canada’s media policy. International Communications Association, Brisbane, Australia, (online), May 21-25.

2019

  • Hermida, A., & Young, M.L. (2019). Transition or transformation? The precarity of responses to journalism market failure. The Future of Journalism, Cardiff, U.K , Sept. 11-13.

Conference panels

2024

  • Classification of the Influencer: A Critical Discussion of How to Define Influence. Chair: Mariah Wellman (University of Illinois at Chicago). Panelists: Crystal Abidin (Curtin U), Taylor Annabell (Utrecht U), Jeehyun Jenny Lee (U of Washington), Yuening Li (National University of Ireland, Maynooth), Lisa Garwood-Cross (U of Salford), Hanna Szabó (Freie U Berlin), Zari Taylor (U of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Elizabeth Dubois (University of Ottawa) and Khalid Alharbi (Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University). International Communication Association (ICA) annual conference, Gold Coast June 20-24, 2024.

2021

  • The Conversation, ten years on: Assessing the impact of a unique scholarly publishing initiative. (2021). Chair: Michelle Riedlinger (Queensland University of Technology). Panelists: Alice Fleerackers (Simon Fraser University); Axel Bruns (Queensland University of Technology); Jean Burgess (Queensland University of Technology); Lars Guenther (University of Hamburg); Marina Joubert (Stellenbosch University); Kim Osman (Queensland University of Technology). Association of Internet Researchers, Oct. 12-16. 

2020

  • A global analysis of journalism startups and media policy. (2020). Chair: Alfred Hermida. Panelists: Andrea Carson (La Trobe University); Sherwin Chua (doctoral student, University of Gothenburg); Mark Deuze (University of Amsterdam); Revati Prasad (doctoral student, University of Pennsylvania); Mary Lynn Young & Alfred Hermida (UBC). International Communications Association, Brisbane, Australia, (online). May 21-25.

2019

  • Why I write for The Conversation Canada. (2019). Chair: Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation Canada. Panelists: Yasmin Jiwani (Concordia University); Yue Qian (UBC); Warren Clarke (doctoral student, Carleton University); Nadine Powell (doctoral student, Carleton University. Congress 2019, University of British Columbia, June 3.

Visiting Scholar Events

2019

  • Cagé, J. (2019). From philanthropy to democracy: Rethinking the governance and funding of high-quality news in the digital age. University of British Columbia, Oct. 1.
  • Cagé, J. (2019). Dinner with local journalists, editors and entrepreneurs, University of British Columbia, Oct. 1.
  • Cagé, J. (2019). Lecture. Master of Journalism, University of British Columbia, Sept. 31.

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