Research & creation
With our unique focus on the future of journalism and next-generation scholarship, we give students and researchers the essential tools to innovate in the digital news space of today and tomorrow.
We encourage serious reflection on journalism's received ideas, produce analysis and criticism, and propose new ways of thinking about and understanding journalism as an institution and as a practice.
Science Journalism Hub
For more than 15 years, we have been a Canadian leader in science journalism studies and research. Our Science Journalism Hub is home to Projected Futures, an intensive graduate science journalism summer school, the Concordia Science Journalism Project research team, and a science journalism minor, to name a few.
Institute for Inclusive, Investigative & Innovative Journalism
The Institute for Inclusive, Investigative, and Innovative Journalism (I3J) is aimed at generating thoughtful, ground-breaking journalism to develop the future of the industry. Recently, students from the institute collaborated with high school students at Kahnawake Survival School to develop audio pieces for CBC Radio.
Research Objectives
Our research draws upon the concepts, knowledge and methods of several disciplines, including journalism, communications, media studies, sociology, history, political science, philosophy, science and more, benefiting from both multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary approaches. We seek to:
- Understand journalism's role and function in a democratic society
- Lead digital innovation research related to the future of journalism
- Develop unique models of research practice and journalism creation
- Equip students with skills to be leaders in the field
- Conduct journalism-specific research and creation in a contemporary context
- Complement our successful undergraduate and diploma programs
Journalist-in-Residence
Our Journalist-in-Residence, award-winning documentarian Francine Pelletier, has engaged students in all aspects of documentary journalism through mentorship and shadowing activities, film screenings and on-site visits to various film and cultural institutions.
Meet Our Next-Gen Scholars
Our graduate students undertake many research and creation projects throughout their studies, whether through our Science Journalism Hub, the I3J, or in their own thesis work. Learn more about how our students are engaging with journalism scholarship from an innovative, critical perspective.
Explore our students' theses
Celebrating Student Work
Our department is a hub for stellar journalism production. From documentaries to experimental podcasts, to multimedia journalism produced in our digital magazine, The City, there is no shortage of incredible student projects being created in our classes.
