Faculty of Information & Media Studies

Change your world to change the world, says teen activist
Western News, Sept. 8 - High-profile environmental advocate Hannah Alper is among the first-year students entering Western this fall. She joins FIMS' Media, Information & Technoculture (MIT) program.
New faculty help raise Indigenous voices across campus
Western News, Sept. 3 - Western welcomes four new Indigenous faculty members, including FIMS' Sally Kewayosh (Bkejwanong Territory, Walpole Island First Nation) & Sofia Locklear (Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina with roots in Kenora, Ontario).
From anxiety to confidence: Undergraduates show off their work as they wrap up summer research projects
Sept. 9 - Through the Undergraduate Summer Research Internship (USRI) program, FIMS undergrads engaged in valuable research projects tackling a wide array of subjects - from ethical dilemmas to pandemic mental health to artificial intelligence.
In Afghanistan, opium is as big a winner as Islamic extremism
The Conversation Canada, Sept. 1 - Media Studies PhD candidate Giada Ferrucci describes how the Taliban are drug traffickers as much as they are self-described Islamist militiamen.