Google’s $100 million to Canada’s news industry is a small price to pay to avoid regulation
Read my article for The Conversation Canada on how Google outplayed Ottawa over Bill C-18.
ABOUT ME
Award-winning online news pioneer, digital media scholar and journalism professor with more than two decades in digital journalism.
Research has been published in top tier journals, including Digital Journalism, Journalism and Journalism Studies.
Studies explore the transformation of media, with a focus on emerging news practices, media innovation, social media and data journalism
Teaching focuses on digital journalism, social media, media innovation and new forms of story-telling
Combines academic rigour with a journalist’s sensibility on how to tell a compelling story
Frequent commentator in the media on how new communication technologies are affecting how we live, work and play
Read my article for The Conversation Canada on how Google outplayed Ottawa over Bill C-18.
Featured on TV, radio and online on the consequences of Bill C-18.
I raised concerns about Meta's dominance in the interview on Threads for Al Jazeera English.
Three events have recently marked a powerful inflection point in Canadian journalism.
Alfred Hermida produces music and is a keen photographer. Learn more
Electronic dance music
UXB produces anthemic dance music to nourish the soul
Nu metal
Void Vanguard captures the raw power and darkness of nu metal
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A selection of photos
Alfred Hermida can be reached at the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media at the University of British Columbia