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SFU awards professors for powerful media communication

Natalie Cooke March 15, 2023

Editor’s Note: The article was updated on March 24, 2023 to correct that Sharon Mah is not a professor, she is a staff member with the faculty of health sciences. The SFU Newsmaker Award recognizes achievements and excellence in media and communications. This year, there were five winners of the award: Darren Byler, John Clague, Andy Yan, Lara Aknin, and Sharon Mah. The Peak interviewed the award winners to learn more about their impacts in the media. “The award provides an encouragement to academic experts to develop relationships with media and to speak out authoritatively on societally important issues.” As…

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Panel discusses role of media in Russia-Ukraine war

Pranjali J Mann November 8, 2022

SFU Public Square, in collaboration with Digital Democracies Institute, SFU School of Communication, and SFU School for International Studies hosted a panel discussion on “The Russia-Ukraine War and Media.” The panel investigated the role of the media in formulating public…

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Nobel prize winner Maria Ressa joins SFU for conversation about democracy

Pranjali J Mann September 29, 2022

On September 13, the SFU Vancouver speaker series invited Maria Ressa, the 2021 Nobel peace prize winner, journalist, and CEO and co-founder of online news agency, Rappler. She was awarded the SFU Honorary Doctorate Degree by president Joy Johnson to…

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SFU Digital Democracies Institute receives $6.22 million funding

Pranjali J Mann July 18, 2022

Editor’s note: The author of this article works for Dr. Wendy Chun as a research assistant. The author is not involved with the Data Fluencies Project.  Editor's note: The article was updated on July 22, 2022 to correct the name…

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Digital Democracies Institute receives grant to combat fake news

Karissa Ketter October 12, 2020

Led by SFU Communication professor Dr. Wendy Chun, the Digital Democracy Institute received the Canadian Foundation for Innovation grant to research misinformation in the media and improve media regulation.  Beyond Verification: Authenticity and the Spread of Misinformation is a collaboration…

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