Carleton J-School

The program head for Journalism at Carleton, Allan Thompson, spent time at Algonquin College today with Caitlind Anderson from Carleton recruitment, sharing information about the journalism program at Carleton. Making sure everyone interested in the field gets a chance to study.

Great book talk event at Carleton last night with former CBC journalist and author Theresa O'Leary. Race to the Cape reveals the incredible true story behind the founding of the Associated Press news service that created a template for wire service journalism and fact-based news.

Wonderful news that four Carleton journalism students are among 14 selected for this summer's CBC News summer scholarship for emerging reporters. Congrats to Alexa MacKie, Raquel Medina, Matthew Robertson and Maia Tustonic for this scholarship. cbc.ca/news/2026-cbc-…

Students in Carleton’s new Indigenous journalism certificate demonstrate their storytelling superpowers carleton.ca/sjc/2026/stude…

Tributes to Carleton's longest-serving journalism professor Elly Alboim continue. Obituaries were posted today in The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… The Hill Times hilltimes.com/story/2026/02/…. We encourage you to share your memories of Elly online: cusjc.ca/EllyAlboim/

Carleton’s journalism program is hosting Canadian journalist and author Theresa O’Leary on Wednesday, March 4, to talk about a new book chronicling a key moment in the history of journalism that changed how the world gets its news. Race to the Cape. carleton.ca/sjc/cu-events/…

In recognition of Elly Alboim’s lifelong dedication to educating and mentoring young journalists, his family invites those who wish to honour his memory to consider contributing to the Elly Alboim Memorial Fund at Carleton University. futurefunder.carleton.ca/giving-fund/th…

Carleton's School of Journalism and Communication has created an In Memoriam site for those who want to share memories of the late Elly Alboim, the longtime Carleton journalism professor who passed away suddenly over the weekend: cusjc.ca/EllyAlboim/

We are deeply saddened by this weekend's sudden passing of legendary Carleton journalism professor Elly Alboim, who died of heart failure on Saturday. Our deepest condolences to Elly's family. Friends and colleagues around the world mourn his passing. carleton.ca/sjc/2026/legen…

The episode of CBC-Radio program IDEAS based on the 2025 Peter Stursberg Foreign Correspondents Lecture delivered at Carleton University by Sky News Africa correspondent Yousra Elbagir, aired on Jan. 15 on IDEAS: cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

Great news for Carleton journalism students

CBC News will add 33 local journalists and create 11 new bureaus, increasing its Canadian footprint from 66 to 77 locations. This "boots-on-the-ground" investment is in addition to last year's expansion of 30 journalists in 22 communities across Canada. cbc.ca/news/editorsbl…

If you know a teenager in Ottawa who would like to join one of our journalism summer camps, act fast. Registration begins tomorrow and they sell out. This year we've introduced a new video journalism camp in addition to two sections of the podcast camp. carleton.ca/sjc/2026/new-v…

A handful of the photos captured at Saturday night's Carleton University Journalism Society holiday gala. (Pix courtesy of first-year student Nathan Cox) Congrats to the JSOC executive for pulling together a great event for their classmates at such an intensely busy time of year.

Screened 61 video projects, winners (as chosen by classmates) Finn and Caed reported on Lansdowne 2.0; Gabriel Trozzi Stamou & Claire Collee looked at Carleton's impartiality policy and Miriam Tsipilevich & Jorja Gartner looked at where Spotify payments go. Amazing work.

Great last class in my @jschool_cu 1st-year journalism course, the screening of their 60-second film festival projects. Thanks to my panel of judges - @nanaaba, @LMBaechlin and Randy Bowler and congrats to winners Finn Cane-Osborne & Kaed Hornick-Martin and the other finalists.

Emotional Carleton event kicks off fundraiser for Mary McGuire Journalism Internship Travel Fund carleton.ca/sjc/2025/emoti…

Please consider donating to the Mary McGuire Journalism Internship Travel Fund that helps Carleton journalism students take up internships with CBC North. futurefunder.carleton.ca/giving-fund/ma…

Check out the latest instalment in the @CarAdrianH podcast In Bed With the Elephant, his interview with Sky News Africa correspondent @YousraElbagir, who was in Ottawa to deliver the Peter Stursberg Foreign Correspondents Lecture. inbedwiththeelephant.podbean.com/e/yousra-elbag…

Check out this piece in The Conversation from Vicky McArthur, program director of our Bachelor of Media Production and Design, questioning whether elected officials should be allowed to block constituents on social media. theconversation.com/should-canadia…