Alfred Hermida PhD

I just submitted the manuscript for my new book, The Innovation Trap: Journalism, Media Disruption and the Future of News, to Routledge. It asks what happens when we stop chasing innovation and instead look at the problems journalism is trying to solve, for whom, and with what consequences.

Big news from #UBC Journalism! 🌊 We are hiring an Assistant Professor (or possibly associate) in International Reporting. This role includes the prestigious Gary Coull Professorship and a chance to collaborate with our Global Reporting Centre.🌍 Join us in Vancouver. Apply by Aug 15, 2026.

Honoured to receive the Top Faculty Paper award from the Science Communication Interest Group at #ICA26. A huge team effort on "Holding science to account", led by the brilliant @fleerackers.bsky.social, with An Nguyen & Ivan Oransky. Out soon in Science Communication, open access.

🆕 I am exceptionally pleased to announce the release of the 'twitter' issue of M/C Journal, which I co-edited with @hermida.bsky.social. This celebrates / commiserates / memorialises / laments the 20th anniversary of what used to be #Twitter. #mcjournal journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mc...

A sliver of hope as a new local publication launches in Metro Vancouver via CBC News www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

This article by Mary Lynn Young and @hermida.bsky.social makes a case for the value of #infrastructure studies in analyzing #journalism’s evolving landscape. Available with OPEN ACCESS. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Refreshingly imaginative vision of what journalism could be in 2026 by @hermida.bsky.social : 'When journalists collaborate with AI in storytelling, creativity flourishes.'

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.

Join us in welcoming the new cohort of incoming #UBC graduate journalism students.

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

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...

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! 🥁

Meet our new @ubcjournalism.bsky.social research assistants for the summer.

Congratulations to the @ubcjournalism.bsky.social graduating class of 2025 #ubcgrad

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

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

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-...

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🎤

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

📢 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

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

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

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 🏅

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 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.

Yep.

From everyone in the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, we wish you very happy holidays! ☃️⁠ We're back January 6 for the new term.

In this article, @hermida.bsky.social and Young analyze five years of grant recipients of the Google #Innovation Challenge. They find that the recipients are mostly into revenue-related innovation - and largely align with Google’s interests. #AskeXmas 19/24 www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

Great list of books on journalism and communication (mostly in Spanish) recommended by prof José A. García Avilés. They range from AI to platforms to data journalism. Lista de libros periodísticos recomendados.

Must-read from @reutersinstitute.bsky.social looking back at the big journalism trends of the year.

It's another batch of @niemanlab.org's Predictions for Journalism 2025! Featuring @mergerson.bsky.social @gabemschneider.bsky.social @hermida.bsky.social @alexandraborchardt.bsky.social @mharrisondupre.bsky.social @jessmaddox.bsky.social (1/2) www.niemanlab.org/collection/p...

A year of reckoning for AI and journalism. My 2025 prediction for @niemanlab.org is out!

Wow, just hit 1,000 followers on Bluesky. Thank you so much 🙏

It's that time of the year. Saddle up for the @niemanlab.org predictions for journalism for 2025.

For media producers in Western Canada. STORYHIVE is providing grants of $12,000 each to produce locally reflective nonfiction podcasts accompanied by a video component. Deadline: Dec 12

ICYMI: The new front in the AI fight: "Canada’s leading news media companies launch legal action against OpenAI"

Just one day left to apply to be the next person to lead @theconversationca.bsky.social as its new CEO and editor-in-chief. If you have passion for high quality journalism in the public interest, this is for you.

Congrats to @theconversationca.bsky.social Don’t Call Me Resilient podcast team on their Gold award in the 4th Annual Anthem Awards, recognizing mission-driven media. Well done @ubcjournalism.bsky.social alum Dannielle Piper + Catherine Zhu, students Husein Haveliwala + Marisa Sittheeamorn.