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November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A Trip Down Memory Lane: Sleep and Dreams
In this edition of "The JCR: A Massey Podcast" host Brohath Amrithraj speaks with Nelly Matorina, a PhD Candidate in Psychology at UofT about her research into memory, sleep, and dreams.
You can listen here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net/2025/11/14/a...
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Check out the latest episode of The JCR: A Massey Podcast, « Chasing Cosmic Ripples: A Grad Student’s Journey with Gravitational Waves »
with Utkarsh Mali, a Phd student in astrophysics and Massey Junior Fellow Rachel Tyli.
Listen at the-jcr-a.blubrry.net or on your favourite podcast platform.
October 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Journalism plays an important role in democratic discourse #universityofcalgarypress #michenerawards #journalism
August 15, 2025 at 3:09 PM
This review in Journalism History #jeffreydvorkin notes Journalism for the Public Good is "well written, detailed, and long overdue." It gives "proper acknowledgment of the decades of important journalism." Go to Journalism-History.org to see the full review:
journalism-history.org/2025/08/04/j...
journalism for the public good: the michener awards at fifty.
Massey Colleges’s Jeffrey Dvorkin reviews ‘Journalism for the Public Good’, by Kim Kierans.
journalism-history.org
August 7, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Oh Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦
June 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Congrats to La Presse the 2024 Michener Awards winner for impactful journalism & finalists GlobalNews,Globe&Mail x2, TorontoStar & VancouverSun. Norman Webster Fellows Cabin Radio NWT & Le Droit. Michener Deacon Fellow Katerine Dasautels & MichenerO’Hagen Fellows Chris Arsenault & Josette Lafleur
June 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A wonder time at Marjorie Simmins book launch, “In Search of Puffins” at Truro Firehall. Catch the next launch Sat. May 31 in Halifax at WFNS.
May 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
May 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"Wounds, Wisdom, and the Will to Lead” Dr. Sheila Wang dermatology professor, Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer of Swift Medical shares her life story, motivations, and insights for aspiring entrepreneurs, physicians, and leaders.
@Massey_College #UofT #SwiftMedical #dermatology #medicine
May 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
For the Public Good: Dr. James Orbinski
In this episode of The JCR: A Massey Podcast James Orbinski, the 7th Principal of Massey College, speaks with Jane Zhou about his philosophy about work, family and his love of poetry. Listen here at the-jcr-a.blubrry.nett
April 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Reposted by Kkierans
For everyone concerned about tariffs in book publishing, PW has a great explainer with okay news for now: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Books Escape New Tariffs, At Least for Now
In the cascade of news about massive tariffs imposed on many of America's largest trading partners, books appear to have fared well—although experts say the situation remains very fluid.
www.publishersweekly.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Writing from the Margins: Black Canadian Women’s Life Narratives. In this episode of the JCR: A Massey Podcast, Titi Ayegbusi discusses her research into Black Canadian Women's life narratives with Junior Fellow Alison D’Cruz Listen the-jcr-a.blubrry.net or on your favourite podcast platform.
April 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Eyes in the Sky The JCR: A Massey Podcast. Rakshith Ramesh at Pixxel Space speaks with the JCR's Brohath Amrithraj about how satellites and space data help to detect, monitor and predict global phenomena. Listen here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net @Massey_College @PixxelSpace #uoft #pixxelspace
March 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Saving Journalism through Community Building - Rappler’s Pia Ranada, 2024 McLuhan Journ Fellow & Southam Fellow Beatrice Senadju, award-winning broadcast journalist from Ghana the-jcr-a.blubrry.net

@rappler@apiature @piaranada @cmpfigueroa @beatricesenadju @massey_college #rapplercommunities
March 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Reposted by Kkierans
Kim Kierans offers an insightful look at the first fifty years of the Michener awards program and what it's like to carry the torch for meaningful investigative journalism.

Journalism for the Public Good at LRC Bookworm:
Bookworm, no. 82
Paul W. Bennett on Kim S. Kierans’s “Journalism for the Public Good.” Roxane Hudon reviews Marie Carter’s “In the Light of Dawn.” Poetry by August C. Bourré. Inside the March issue.
buff.ly
February 22, 2025 at 5:10 AM
A new CBC: Heritage Minister challenges future PM to better fund and govern the public broadcaster mediapolicy.ca/2025/02/21/a...
A new CBC: Heritage Minister challenges future PM to better fund and govern the public broadcaster
February 21, 2025 What a difference a Trump makes. A few weeks ago the CBC seemed doomed. Pierre Poilievre’s defunding promises were (are) real, and as the then Prime Minister-in-waiting said, “I c…
mediapolicy.ca
February 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
JCR: A Massey Podcast: new music from Winnipeg band Blueblood - Sam Little, Courtney Fox & Conrad Sweatman. A conversation with music journalist Michael Barclay. Listen the-jcr-a.blubrry.net or on your favourite podcast platform. @itscourtneyfox, @samlittell @conrad_sweatman #winnipeg
February 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Love In A Dangerous Time, the newest exhibition at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, in Winnipeg, Manitoba is important and timely www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-lif...
Opinion: Art, truth offer resistance in this dangerous time
"Fix your hearts or die." This powerful, five-word message — amended a little to become a slogan — has taken on new resonance in this current political climate, when trans rights are under threat in ...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
February 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This report is an excellent resource to start a national conversation about the importance of investing in local news.
ppforum.ca/publications...
The Lost Estate - Public Policy Forum
Strengthening local news and enabling local ownership.
ppforum.ca
February 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Dissertations and Diapers
What's it like to juggle an intensive graduate program and become a new parent? Omni Elebyary and Sonali Ravi share their experiences and insights for change with host Sara Maqsood. Check out this episode the JCR: A Massey Podcast lnkd.in/gDE_-XqA
@massey_college
February 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
« CBC is the maple syrup of Canada » Kim Kierans, author of Journalism for the Public Good.
January 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Junior Fellow Robbie Steele and Librarian Andreea Marin discuss Massey College’s Robertson Davies Library & its focus on the history/technical aspects of the book arts. Listen here
#masseycollege #uoft #books #librarians #robertsondavieslibrary #rarebooks #boookarts
January 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
New fellowship to boost local news in Canada. Check this out

www.newswire.ca/news-release...
New Journalism Fellowship Investing in Local News Open for Submissions
/CNW/ - The Michener Award and Rideau Hall Foundations (MAF and RHF) are thrilled to announce that the new Norman Webster Fellowship is now accepting...
www.newswire.ca
January 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM