Alfred Hermida PhD
@hermida.bsky.social
Digital media scholar, author & journalist. @UBCJournalism professor, co-founder @conversationCA, @icahdq 2024 Fellow & online news pioneer @BBCNews
Just found this piece on CBC's strategic vision, in which I urged the national broadcaster to think differently.
CBC’s ‘fast pivot’ strategy to capture new audiences online could prove difficult without reprioritizing resources, says media expert - The Wire Report
CBC releases strategic plan outlining need for ‘increased focus’ on where people are increasingly getting their news: online and on social media.
www.thewirereport.ca
October 31, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Just found this piece on CBC's strategic vision, in which I urged the national broadcaster to think differently.
Good news to share. I've won an RTDNA regional award in the opinion category.
The piece for @ca.theconversation.com analyzed the willingness of people to pay for the news.
Congratulations to all the 2025 West Region Award Winners.
The piece for @ca.theconversation.com analyzed the willingness of people to pay for the news.
Congratulations to all the 2025 West Region Award Winners.
RTDNA Canada Announces 2025 West Region Award Winners – RTDNA Canada
rtdnacanada.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Good news to share. I've won an RTDNA regional award in the opinion category.
The piece for @ca.theconversation.com analyzed the willingness of people to pay for the news.
Congratulations to all the 2025 West Region Award Winners.
The piece for @ca.theconversation.com analyzed the willingness of people to pay for the news.
Congratulations to all the 2025 West Region Award Winners.
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News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many #Google search results are cutting into their online traffic.
@ubcjournalism.bsky.social prof Dr. Alfred Hermida discussed via @cdnpress.bsky.social
@ubcjournalism.bsky.social prof Dr. Alfred Hermida discussed via @cdnpress.bsky.social
Canadian news publishers, experts raise alarm over Google search AI summaries
OTTAWA - News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many Google search results are cutting into their online traffic — and experts are still flagging concerns about the
www.thecanadianpressnews.ca
August 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
News publishers say the AI-generated summaries that now top many #Google search results are cutting into their online traffic.
@ubcjournalism.bsky.social prof Dr. Alfred Hermida discussed via @cdnpress.bsky.social
@ubcjournalism.bsky.social prof Dr. Alfred Hermida discussed via @cdnpress.bsky.social
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Curious what role of Sophi (which Nieman has covered in the past) in helping Advance-owned sites was.
@hermida.bsky.social & I found last year that the group belongs to the heavy users of Sophi www.alfredhermida.me/wp-content/u...
@hermida.bsky.social & I found last year that the group belongs to the heavy users of Sophi www.alfredhermida.me/wp-content/u...
www.alfredhermida.me
July 24, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Curious what role of Sophi (which Nieman has covered in the past) in helping Advance-owned sites was.
@hermida.bsky.social & I found last year that the group belongs to the heavy users of Sophi www.alfredhermida.me/wp-content/u...
@hermida.bsky.social & I found last year that the group belongs to the heavy users of Sophi www.alfredhermida.me/wp-content/u...
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Catch up with the UBC Journalism graduating class of '25. In May, 29 graduates received their Master of Journalism degree from UBC.
If you are looking to hire smart and talented journalists, start here! 🥁
If you are looking to hire smart and talented journalists, start here! 🥁
UBC Journalism celebrates graduating class of '25 - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Congratulations to the 29 aspiring journalists who received their Master of Journalism degrees from the University of British Columbia in May.
jwam.ubc.ca
June 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Catch up with the UBC Journalism graduating class of '25. In May, 29 graduates received their Master of Journalism degree from UBC.
If you are looking to hire smart and talented journalists, start here! 🥁
If you are looking to hire smart and talented journalists, start here! 🥁
Meet our new @ubcjournalism.bsky.social research assistants for the summer.
GJIL welcomes new summer Research Assistants
As the 2025 summer term kicks off, the Global Journalism Innovation Lab is thrilled to welcome three new research assistants. All three are 2nd year master’s students at the University of Bri…
journalisminnovation.ca
June 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Meet our new @ubcjournalism.bsky.social research assistants for the summer.
May 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
So pleased for @ubcjournalism.bsky.social graduate Chaimae Chouiekh for her #DigitalPublishingAwards nomination for this #UBC course project supervised by @uytaelee.bsky.social and myself
🌈 Pyar is Pyar: A Journey in Conservative Surrey
@ubcjournalism.bsky.social
Finalist for Best Lifestyle Storytelling at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
Congratulations to Chaimae Chouiekh and the UBC team!
🔗 zurl.co/cOUNN
#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
@ubcjournalism.bsky.social
Finalist for Best Lifestyle Storytelling at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
Congratulations to Chaimae Chouiekh and the UBC team!
🔗 zurl.co/cOUNN
#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
May 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
So pleased for @ubcjournalism.bsky.social graduate Chaimae Chouiekh for her #DigitalPublishingAwards nomination for this #UBC course project supervised by @uytaelee.bsky.social and myself
Honoured to be nominated with @uytaelee.bsky.social for this @ubcjournalism.bsky.social visual journalism project by journalism grad Jasmine Ng
🍳A Taste of Home
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Finalist for Best One-of-a-Kind Storytelling at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
Congratulations to @hermida.bsky.social , @uytaelee.bsky.social and Jasmine Ng
🔗 zurl.co/Lnd1D
#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
@ubcjournalism.bsky.social
Finalist for Best One-of-a-Kind Storytelling at the 2025 Digital Publishing Awards
Congratulations to @hermida.bsky.social , @uytaelee.bsky.social and Jasmine Ng
🔗 zurl.co/Lnd1D
#DigitalPublishingAwards #DPA25
May 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Honoured to be nominated with @uytaelee.bsky.social for this @ubcjournalism.bsky.social visual journalism project by journalism grad Jasmine Ng
Excited for two days of insight at the Future of Digital Journalism: Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, and Integrity conference in Athens.
Follow the discussions on the live stream.
#IQMedia #EU_Commission #CreativeEurope
Follow the discussions on the live stream.
#IQMedia #EU_Commission #CreativeEurope
IQMedia_Workshop_April2025
nicematin.lpages.co
April 14, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Excited for two days of insight at the Future of Digital Journalism: Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, and Integrity conference in Athens.
Follow the discussions on the live stream.
#IQMedia #EU_Commission #CreativeEurope
Follow the discussions on the live stream.
#IQMedia #EU_Commission #CreativeEurope
If you're @journalismfestival.com this week, come to our mixer to learn more about our research on new revenue models, policy frameworks and audience engagement, hosted by @journosabados.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.ca/e/biglietti-...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/biglietti-...
Journalism Innovators IJF Meet-Up
Join us at the Journalism Innovators IJF Meet-Up to connect and exchange ideas, research, and thoughts.
www.eventbrite.ca
April 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
If you're @journalismfestival.com this week, come to our mixer to learn more about our research on new revenue models, policy frameworks and audience engagement, hosted by @journosabados.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.ca/e/biglietti-...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/biglietti-...
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UBC Journalism alumna Karla Jubaily interviewed @ndp.ca leader @jagmeetsingh.ca for a podcast project she developed during her time at #UBC.
The episode of Cooking Up Culture exploring food, culture & identity is coming out next week🎤
The episode of Cooking Up Culture exploring food, culture & identity is coming out next week🎤
April 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
UBC Journalism alumna Karla Jubaily interviewed @ndp.ca leader @jagmeetsingh.ca for a podcast project she developed during her time at #UBC.
The episode of Cooking Up Culture exploring food, culture & identity is coming out next week🎤
The episode of Cooking Up Culture exploring food, culture & identity is coming out next week🎤
Quoted in: How local news is set to become scarcer for about 600,000 Metro Vancouver residents, as three long-standing community publications prepare to shut down via @tcitiesdispatch.bsky.social
Demise of three Metro Vancouver community news outlets mirrors troubling pattern in Canada, experts say – Tri-Cities Dispatch
60% of the journalists serving 600,000 people to be axed Glacier Media’s impending closures of the Tri-City News, Burnaby Now, and the New West Record will eliminate 60 percent of the journalistic wor...
tricitiesdispatch.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Quoted in: How local news is set to become scarcer for about 600,000 Metro Vancouver residents, as three long-standing community publications prepare to shut down via @tcitiesdispatch.bsky.social
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📢 Breaking: UBC Journalism Masters extends deadline.
Want to become a groundbreaking storyteller? Here's your second chance!
The deadline for the prestigious Master of Journalism program has been extended to May 1. 🌎
#Journalism #HigherEd #MediaCareers #UBC
Want to become a groundbreaking storyteller? Here's your second chance!
The deadline for the prestigious Master of Journalism program has been extended to May 1. 🌎
#Journalism #HigherEd #MediaCareers #UBC
Apply now: UBC Journalism Masters extends deadline - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
UBC's prestigious journalism graduate program welcomes applications until May 1, 2025.
jwam.ubc.ca
March 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
📢 Breaking: UBC Journalism Masters extends deadline.
Want to become a groundbreaking storyteller? Here's your second chance!
The deadline for the prestigious Master of Journalism program has been extended to May 1. 🌎
#Journalism #HigherEd #MediaCareers #UBC
Want to become a groundbreaking storyteller? Here's your second chance!
The deadline for the prestigious Master of Journalism program has been extended to May 1. 🌎
#Journalism #HigherEd #MediaCareers #UBC
Honoured to be recognized by a #UBC Killam Research Prize for my contributions to journalism research and practice.
Digital media pioneer Alfred Hermida wins UBC Killam Research Prize - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Professor Hermida was recognised for his outstanding research contributions to the field of journalism.
jwam.ubc.ca
March 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Honoured to be recognized by a #UBC Killam Research Prize for my contributions to journalism research and practice.
🚨New paper: AI in the Newsroom: Lessons from the Adoption of @theglobeandmail.com's Sophi w/ @felixsimon.bsky.social in Journalism Practice
Findings suggest successful AI integration requires careful attention to organisational context, scope of automation and institutional origins
bit.ly/AIsophi
Findings suggest successful AI integration requires careful attention to organisational context, scope of automation and institutional origins
bit.ly/AIsophi
AI in the Newsroom: Lessons from the Adoption of The Globe and Mail's Sophi
This case study examines the relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and journalistic values through an analysis of Sophi, an algorithmic recommendation engine developed by The Globe and ...
bit.ly
March 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
🚨New paper: AI in the Newsroom: Lessons from the Adoption of @theglobeandmail.com's Sophi w/ @felixsimon.bsky.social in Journalism Practice
Findings suggest successful AI integration requires careful attention to organisational context, scope of automation and institutional origins
bit.ly/AIsophi
Findings suggest successful AI integration requires careful attention to organisational context, scope of automation and institutional origins
bit.ly/AIsophi
Happening now - live recording at #UBC of the Don’t Call Me Resilient from @theconversationca.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Happening now - live recording at #UBC of the Don’t Call Me Resilient from @theconversationca.bsky.social
Receiving a mentoring award from the #UBC Dean of Arts for guiding the next gen of scholars and media professionals fills me with humility.
Heartfelt thanks to @ubcjournalism.bsky.social alum Catherine Zhu, Amanda Ash, Elizabeth Melimopoulos, + @fleerackers.bsky.social and @maakesalonen.bsky.social
Heartfelt thanks to @ubcjournalism.bsky.social alum Catherine Zhu, Amanda Ash, Elizabeth Melimopoulos, + @fleerackers.bsky.social and @maakesalonen.bsky.social
UBC Journalism's Alfred Hermida celebrated for fostering student success - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
UBC Journalism professor Alfred Hermida has been recognized for his transformative work in guiding graduate students.
jwam.ubc.ca
February 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Receiving a mentoring award from the #UBC Dean of Arts for guiding the next gen of scholars and media professionals fills me with humility.
Heartfelt thanks to @ubcjournalism.bsky.social alum Catherine Zhu, Amanda Ash, Elizabeth Melimopoulos, + @fleerackers.bsky.social and @maakesalonen.bsky.social
Heartfelt thanks to @ubcjournalism.bsky.social alum Catherine Zhu, Amanda Ash, Elizabeth Melimopoulos, + @fleerackers.bsky.social and @maakesalonen.bsky.social
How do journalists and audiences feel about the use of AI in journalism? It's complicated 🤔, finds a new report by @tjthomson.bsky.social, Phoebe Matich, Ryan J. Thomas and @riedlinm.bsky.social via @theconversation.com
Generative AI is already being used in journalism – here’s how people feel about it
A new report on journalism in seven countries shows AI might have a place in the newsroom – but everyone should proceed with caution.
theconversation.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
How do journalists and audiences feel about the use of AI in journalism? It's complicated 🤔, finds a new report by @tjthomson.bsky.social, Phoebe Matich, Ryan J. Thomas and @riedlinm.bsky.social via @theconversation.com
I am so proud of my @ubcjournalism.bsky.social students for taking 3 Golds and 1 Silver at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards for their visual journalism projects. 🏆
A huge congratulations to: Chhavi Mehra, Jake de Guzman, Ashley Li, and Beth Rochester 🏅
A huge congratulations to: Chhavi Mehra, Jake de Guzman, Ashley Li, and Beth Rochester 🏅
UBC journalism students triumph in Canadian Online Publishing Awards - School of Journalism, Writing, and Media
Students and faculty took home four awards, three golds and one silver, for visual journalism projects.
jwam.ubc.ca
February 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I am so proud of my @ubcjournalism.bsky.social students for taking 3 Golds and 1 Silver at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards for their visual journalism projects. 🏆
A huge congratulations to: Chhavi Mehra, Jake de Guzman, Ashley Li, and Beth Rochester 🏅
A huge congratulations to: Chhavi Mehra, Jake de Guzman, Ashley Li, and Beth Rochester 🏅
Today in just under an hour. Join us for an online discussion on how to approach AI in journalism.
COMtalks: Integrating AI with Journalism
The emergence of artificial intelligence systems challenges every industry —…
www.bu.edu
February 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Today in just under an hour. Join us for an online discussion on how to approach AI in journalism.
Building out the @theconversation.com model to local communities via @niemanlab.org
The Conversation is trying to make its academia-fueled model work for local news
"I get the challenges small startups face trying to fill this void of local news. So this is our little attempt to support them in our Conversation way."
www.niemanlab.org
January 15, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Building out the @theconversation.com model to local communities via @niemanlab.org
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The documentary Bribe, Inc. by UBC j-prof @peterwklein.bsky.social "is a precise, cogent and quietly seething takedown of the high cost of doing dirty business" via @thetyee.ca
In ‘Bribe, Inc.,’ a Searing Takedown of Corporate Corruption | The Tyee
Bold and bracing, the exposé shows the high price of telling the truth.
thetyee.ca
January 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The documentary Bribe, Inc. by UBC j-prof @peterwklein.bsky.social "is a precise, cogent and quietly seething takedown of the high cost of doing dirty business" via @thetyee.ca
Always worth a read.
🚨 What trends will be shaping #journalism in 2025?
This is the question at the heart of our yearly report on media trends by Nic Newman & Federica Cherubini and based on a survey of 326 managers from 51 countries
Read it here: https://buff.ly/3Wayp24
9 findings in thread
This is the question at the heart of our yearly report on media trends by Nic Newman & Federica Cherubini and based on a survey of 326 managers from 51 countries
Read it here: https://buff.ly/3Wayp24
9 findings in thread
January 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Always worth a read.