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For over 50 years, the School has produced an extraordinary range and volume of research that has shaped the evolving field of communication.
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This @thetyee.ca piece by former @sfucmns.bsky.social prof Donald Gutstein is essential reading on Big Tech's efforts to frustrate the development of an independent cloud in Canada. Read and share: thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
How Big Tech Spearheads the US Threat to Canada | The Tyee
American digital giants are deeply entrenched here, making the building of Carney’s ‘sovereign cloud’ near impossible.
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January 31, 2026 at 4:45 PM
This @thetyee.ca piece by former @sfucmns.bsky.social prof Donald Gutstein is essential reading on Big Tech's efforts to frustrate the development of an independent cloud in Canada. Read and share: thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Join SFU CERi in TWO WEEKS for the launch of Critical Futures: Community-Engaged Research in a Time of Crisis and Social Transformation, edited by School of Communication professor @spoyntz.bsky.social, Am Johal and Kari Grain.
Register now: www.sfu.ca/ceri/events/...
Register now: www.sfu.ca/ceri/events/...
January 28, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Join SFU CERi in TWO WEEKS for the launch of Critical Futures: Community-Engaged Research in a Time of Crisis and Social Transformation, edited by School of Communication professor @spoyntz.bsky.social, Am Johal and Kari Grain.
Register now: www.sfu.ca/ceri/events/...
Register now: www.sfu.ca/ceri/events/...
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⏰ Spring Deadline: March 2, 2026
DM us/email ddi_comms@sfu.ca for the application forms, submission, or any questions you have.
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DM us/email ddi_comms@sfu.ca for the application forms, submission, or any questions you have.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:50 PM
⏰ Spring Deadline: March 2, 2026
DM us/email ddi_comms@sfu.ca for the application forms, submission, or any questions you have.
@sfucmns.bsky.social @sfu.ca
DM us/email ddi_comms@sfu.ca for the application forms, submission, or any questions you have.
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📯 Working on and around "Independent Journalism"?
Please consider submitting to our Handbook on Independent Journalism!📯
Abstract: 250-300 words (by March 15th) submit via this form: lnkd.in/gtBVmhcp
#IndependentJournalism#Academia#Abstract
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Please consider submitting to our Handbook on Independent Journalism!📯
Abstract: 250-300 words (by March 15th) submit via this form: lnkd.in/gtBVmhcp
#IndependentJournalism#Academia#Abstract
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January 21, 2026 at 11:22 PM
📯 Working on and around "Independent Journalism"?
Please consider submitting to our Handbook on Independent Journalism!📯
Abstract: 250-300 words (by March 15th) submit via this form: lnkd.in/gtBVmhcp
#IndependentJournalism#Academia#Abstract
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Please consider submitting to our Handbook on Independent Journalism!📯
Abstract: 250-300 words (by March 15th) submit via this form: lnkd.in/gtBVmhcp
#IndependentJournalism#Academia#Abstract
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Thank you for all who joined us at our 2025 Communication Research for Social Change project showcase earlier this month!
Interested in finding out more about this program? You can learn more here: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Interested in finding out more about this program? You can learn more here: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
December 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Thank you for all who joined us at our 2025 Communication Research for Social Change project showcase earlier this month!
Interested in finding out more about this program? You can learn more here: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Interested in finding out more about this program? You can learn more here: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Congratulations to CMNS alumna Nira Arora, who has been named an Adjunct Professor in our School!
Since graduating from our School in 1999, Arora has gone on to become an Executive Producer at Bell Media and Morning Show host of Holly and Nira at Virgin Radio.
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Since graduating from our School in 1999, Arora has gone on to become an Executive Producer at Bell Media and Morning Show host of Holly and Nira at Virgin Radio.
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School of Communication Alumna and Virgin Radio Morning Show Host Nira Arora Named Adjunct Professor
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December 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Congratulations to CMNS alumna Nira Arora, who has been named an Adjunct Professor in our School!
Since graduating from our School in 1999, Arora has gone on to become an Executive Producer at Bell Media and Morning Show host of Holly and Nira at Virgin Radio.
www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Since graduating from our School in 1999, Arora has gone on to become an Executive Producer at Bell Media and Morning Show host of Holly and Nira at Virgin Radio.
www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
The School's second cohort of Communication Research for Social Change MA students will be presenting their projects on Friday, December 5th from 1:00-5:00pm at SFU Harbour Centre (Room 1600).
Learn more this year's presenters and projects: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Learn more this year's presenters and projects: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Communication Research for Social Change 2025 Project Showcase
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December 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The School's second cohort of Communication Research for Social Change MA students will be presenting their projects on Friday, December 5th from 1:00-5:00pm at SFU Harbour Centre (Room 1600).
Learn more this year's presenters and projects: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Learn more this year's presenters and projects: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Earlier this month, we celebrated our new graduate students and recent authors at our inaugural Author Celebration and Welcome Reception. Thank you to all who came out!
See the full photo gallery here: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
See the full photo gallery here: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Earlier this month, we celebrated our new graduate students and recent authors at our inaugural Author Celebration and Welcome Reception. Thank you to all who came out!
See the full photo gallery here: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
See the full photo gallery here: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Interested in completing a MA or PhD degree? Hear from Graduate Program Chair Zoe Druick and Graduate Program Coordinator Jason Congdon about why our graduate program could be the right fit from you!
The info session will be held online for your convenience.
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The info session will be held online for your convenience.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Interested in completing a MA or PhD degree? Hear from Graduate Program Chair Zoe Druick and Graduate Program Coordinator Jason Congdon about why our graduate program could be the right fit from you!
The info session will be held online for your convenience.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/school-of-...
The info session will be held online for your convenience.
www.eventbrite.ca/e/school-of-...
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How is the printing press like AI? Stephanie Dick (@sfucmns.bsky.social) tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social about the historical precedent for the hype and fear over modern AI advances.
How is the Printing Press Like Modern AI? | The Rundown
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November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
How is the printing press like AI? Stephanie Dick (@sfucmns.bsky.social) tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social about the historical precedent for the hype and fear over modern AI advances.
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"We've attributed a huge amount of cultural transformation to the printing press, but it turns out that historically, that story is just not true," Stephanie Dick (@sfucmns.bsky.social) tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social. What can the past can teach us about AI? At 8pm | Producer: @carrletta.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"We've attributed a huge amount of cultural transformation to the printing press, but it turns out that historically, that story is just not true," Stephanie Dick (@sfucmns.bsky.social) tells @jeyantvo.bsky.social. What can the past can teach us about AI? At 8pm | Producer: @carrletta.bsky.social
Last week, our CMNS Peer Mentor program hosted Investigating Information, a free media literacy event. Attendees learned practical strategies for fact-checking online and gained further insight into the topic from our panel including professors Stuart Poyntz, Stephanie Dick and Ahmed Al-Rawi.
November 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Last week, our CMNS Peer Mentor program hosted Investigating Information, a free media literacy event. Attendees learned practical strategies for fact-checking online and gained further insight into the topic from our panel including professors Stuart Poyntz, Stephanie Dick and Ahmed Al-Rawi.
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The Digital Democracies Institute’s (DDI) Data Fluencies (DF) 2.0 Project is sponsoring a semester-long fellowship for Simon Fraser University faculty members. Fellows are expected to develop one new course related to their humanities-engaged research on AI.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The Digital Democracies Institute’s (DDI) Data Fluencies (DF) 2.0 Project is sponsoring a semester-long fellowship for Simon Fraser University faculty members. Fellows are expected to develop one new course related to their humanities-engaged research on AI.
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What better time than to recognize a new alumna than during convocation week? Alysha Bains graduated for the second time from the School of Communication recently, this time to receive her PhD.
Learn more about her research and her work as the School's Head TA: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Learn more about her research and her work as the School's Head TA: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
October 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
What better time than to recognize a new alumna than during convocation week? Alysha Bains graduated for the second time from the School of Communication recently, this time to receive her PhD.
Learn more about her research and her work as the School's Head TA: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Learn more about her research and her work as the School's Head TA: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Looking to take the next step in your career?
Applications for our graduate programs (MA and PhD) are now open! Apply now until January 15th, 2026.
More info for MA admissions: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
More for PhD admissions: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
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Applications for our graduate programs (MA and PhD) are now open! Apply now until January 15th, 2026.
More info for MA admissions: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
More for PhD admissions: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Looking to take the next step in your career?
Applications for our graduate programs (MA and PhD) are now open! Apply now until January 15th, 2026.
More info for MA admissions: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
More for PhD admissions: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
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Applications for our graduate programs (MA and PhD) are now open! Apply now until January 15th, 2026.
More info for MA admissions: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
More for PhD admissions: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
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Join us in congratulating our graduates at the FCAT Convocation celebration on October 9th!
The Convocation ceremony will be held at Convocation Mall at Burnaby Campus at 9:45am, with a reception to follow at the SW corner of the Reflection Pond.
Register now: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/R5D37FG
The Convocation ceremony will be held at Convocation Mall at Burnaby Campus at 9:45am, with a reception to follow at the SW corner of the Reflection Pond.
Register now: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/R5D37FG
October 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Join us in congratulating our graduates at the FCAT Convocation celebration on October 9th!
The Convocation ceremony will be held at Convocation Mall at Burnaby Campus at 9:45am, with a reception to follow at the SW corner of the Reflection Pond.
Register now: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/R5D37FG
The Convocation ceremony will be held at Convocation Mall at Burnaby Campus at 9:45am, with a reception to follow at the SW corner of the Reflection Pond.
Register now: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/R5D37FG
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On July 9 of this year, we had the privilege of hosting Dr. Claudette Lauzon (@claudettelauzon.bsky.social)
from @scasfu.bsky.social for a talk entitled 'Technics and Termites: Swarm Intelligence in Art and Visual Culture'.
To view their full lecture, click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFY2...
from @scasfu.bsky.social for a talk entitled 'Technics and Termites: Swarm Intelligence in Art and Visual Culture'.
To view their full lecture, click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFY2...
Claudette Lauzon - Technics and Termites: Swarm Intelligence in Art and Visual Culture
YouTube video by Digital Democracies Institute
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October 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
On July 9 of this year, we had the privilege of hosting Dr. Claudette Lauzon (@claudettelauzon.bsky.social)
from @scasfu.bsky.social for a talk entitled 'Technics and Termites: Swarm Intelligence in Art and Visual Culture'.
To view their full lecture, click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFY2...
from @scasfu.bsky.social for a talk entitled 'Technics and Termites: Swarm Intelligence in Art and Visual Culture'.
To view their full lecture, click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFY2...
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Stay tuned for upcoming lectures and videos from the Fall Speaker Series at the DDI. To get on the invitee list for the Series, DM us your email ID and your institution!
#ContemporaryArts #Academics #SFU #SpeakerSeries
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#ContemporaryArts #Academics #SFU #SpeakerSeries
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October 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Stay tuned for upcoming lectures and videos from the Fall Speaker Series at the DDI. To get on the invitee list for the Series, DM us your email ID and your institution!
#ContemporaryArts #Academics #SFU #SpeakerSeries
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#ContemporaryArts #Academics #SFU #SpeakerSeries
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Meet the School of Communication Leadership Team joining School Director Milena Droumeva and School Manager Manjeet Gill in September 2025!
Learn more about what they see as the challenges and opportunities for our School and its programs: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Learn more about what they see as the challenges and opportunities for our School and its programs: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Meet the School of Communication Leadership Team
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September 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Meet the School of Communication Leadership Team joining School Director Milena Droumeva and School Manager Manjeet Gill in September 2025!
Learn more about what they see as the challenges and opportunities for our School and its programs: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
Learn more about what they see as the challenges and opportunities for our School and its programs: www.sfu.ca/communicatio...
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📆 Event Alert: Join in for an electric conversation with Dr. Susan Erikson, an SFU Distinguished Professor, who studies highly complex political economies that shape human health.
Link - investable.eventbrite.ca
#BookLaunch #Investable #SFUVancouver
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#BookLaunch #Investable #SFUVancouver
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Author Meets Critics: Dr. Susan Erikson's Book Launch
Dr. Susan Erikson, SFU Distinguished Professor, launches her book 'Investable! When Pandemic Risk Meets Speculative Finance'
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August 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
📆 Event Alert: Join in for an electric conversation with Dr. Susan Erikson, an SFU Distinguished Professor, who studies highly complex political economies that shape human health.
Link - investable.eventbrite.ca
#BookLaunch #Investable #SFUVancouver
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Link - investable.eventbrite.ca
#BookLaunch #Investable #SFUVancouver
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Congratulations to PhD student Hoornaz Keshavarzian, who won IAMCR's 2025 Decolonising the Digital Award!
Congrats @hoornazkeshava.bsky.social and the other winners! bsky.app/profile/iamc...
🌐✨ Meet the winners of IAMCR’s 2025 Decolonising the Digital Awards!
From Indigenous language activism to feminist AI, these groundbreaking projects reimagine technology from the margins.
👉 Read more: iamcr.org/awards/decol...
#IAMCR2025 #DecoloniseTheDigital #DigitalJustice
From Indigenous language activism to feminist AI, these groundbreaking projects reimagine technology from the margins.
👉 Read more: iamcr.org/awards/decol...
#IAMCR2025 #DecoloniseTheDigital #DigitalJustice
August 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Congratulations to PhD student Hoornaz Keshavarzian, who won IAMCR's 2025 Decolonising the Digital Award!
Applications are still being accepted for the Postdoctoral position until this Friday!
We're hiring! Postdoctoral position at the SFU School of Communication in the area of Journalism and Platforms. Work with professor Sarah Ganter at the intersection of journalism, policy and platform studies.
Apply by August 15th: www.sfu.ca/content/dam/...
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Apply by August 15th: www.sfu.ca/content/dam/...
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August 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Applications are still being accepted for the Postdoctoral position until this Friday!
Photos from our Reimagining Data Project Showcase earlier this summer! In this course, students from different disciplines developed their own projects in a collaborative environment. Taught by CMNS professor Fred Lesage and SIAT professor Gillian Russell.
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August 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Photos from our Reimagining Data Project Showcase earlier this summer! In this course, students from different disciplines developed their own projects in a collaborative environment. Taught by CMNS professor Fred Lesage and SIAT professor Gillian Russell.
@fcatatsfu.bsky.social
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Here's another clip on a similar topic, as professor Adel Iskandar discusses the diplomatic shifts on Israel and Palestine.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
August 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Here's another clip on a similar topic, as professor Adel Iskandar discusses the diplomatic shifts on Israel and Palestine.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Congratulations to CMNS professor Fred Lesage, an award recipient of the SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants Competition - Envisioning Governance Systems that Work. His project is on Creating Data Publics for Governance in collaboration with Professor Daniel Ashton (University of Southampton).
July 31, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Congratulations to CMNS professor Fred Lesage, an award recipient of the SSHRC Knowledge Synthesis Grants Competition - Envisioning Governance Systems that Work. His project is on Creating Data Publics for Governance in collaboration with Professor Daniel Ashton (University of Southampton).