Faculty News

• Should people accused and convicted of crimes be named in the news?

  From the Toronto Star, March 30: Professor Romayne Smith Fullerton, who recently published the book "Murder in Our Midst: Comparing Crime Coverage Ethics in the Age of Globalized News" contributed this op-ed to the Star's Opinions section.

• Study examines social impact of #MeToo movement

  Social media have enabled a grassroots #MeToo movement to generate widespread awareness about violence against women across North America, but the movement's global influence has received limited and sparse research, a Western-led review has found.

• Alumna's debut novel breaks records - and silence - around myths of motherhood

  Western News, March 2: A publishing house executive leaves her job to raise her young family and pens a debut bestseller, attracting a $3-million two-book deal.

• MIT students honoured by the Canadian University Press

  MIT students Liam Afonso and Lucas Arender were honoured for their work at the Canadian University Press' NASH83 conference on February 21, 2021. Afonso was named Student Journalist of the year, and the two teamed up to win the Prize in Digital Storytelling.