Digital media scholar, author & journalist. @UBCJournalism professor, co-founder @conversationCA, @icahdq 2024 Fellow & online news pioneer @BBCNewshttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3malmohqffk22A sliver of hope as a new local publication launches in Metro Vancouver via CBC News https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.702437522 Dec 2025 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3malmohqffk22https://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3m4jgxa7m7s2eJust found this piece on CBC's strategic vision, in which I urged the national broadcaster to think differently. https://www.thewirereport.ca/2025/10/24/cbc-strategic-plan-2025-2030/31 Oct 2025 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jgxa7m7s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3m2cemmkx4s2hGood news to share. I've won an RTDNA regional award in the opinion category. The piece for @ca.theconversation.com analyzed the willingness of people to pay for the news. Congratulations to all the 2025 West Region Award Winners. https://rtdnacanada.com/rtdna-canada-announces-2025-west-region-award-winners/03 Oct 2025 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2cemmkx4s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3lsjkosmp5k2bMeet our new @ubcjournalism.bsky.social research assistants for the summer. https://journalisminnovation.ca/2025/06/04/gjil-welcomes-new-summer-research-assistants/26 Jun 2025 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsjkosmp5k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3lpposknp3k2fCongratulations to the @ubcjournalism.bsky.social graduating class of 2025 #ubcgrad21 May 2025 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpposknp3k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3lojiqhfgx22iSo pleased for @ubcjournalism.bsky.social graduate Chaimae Chouiekh for her #DigitalPublishingAwards nomination for this #UBC course project supervised by @uytaelee.bsky.social and myself [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2025 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojiqhfgx22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3lojima525s2iHonoured to be nominated with @uytaelee.bsky.social for this @ubcjournalism.bsky.social visual journalism project by journalism grad Jasmine Ng [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2025 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojima525s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3lmqtdmrfg225Excited for two days of insight at the Future of Digital Journalism: Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, and Integrity conference in Athens. Follow the discussions on the live stream. #IQMedia #EU_Commission #CreativeEurope https://nicematin.lpages.co/iqmedia_workshop_april2025/14 Apr 2025 05:28 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmqtdmrfg225https://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3lmauqyszp226If you're @journalismfestival.com this week, come to our mixer to learn more about our research on new revenue models, policy frameworks and audience engagement, hosted by @journosabados.bsky.social https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/biglietti-journalism-innovators-ijf-meet-up-129141758776907 Apr 2025 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmauqyszp226https://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3lkt4pglvcs2oQuoted in: How local news is set to become scarcer for about 600,000 Metro Vancouver residents, as three long-standing community publications prepare to shut down via @tcitiesdispatch.bsky.social https://tricitiesdispatch.com/demise-glacier-community-news/20 Mar 2025 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkt4pglvcs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3lk4lz75bec2rHonoured to be recognized by a #UBC Killam Research Prize for my contributions to journalism research and practice. https://jwam.ubc.ca/news/digital-media-pioneer-alfred-hermida-wins-ubc-killam-research-prize/11 Mar 2025 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk4lz75bec2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3ljpssrqhcc2e🚨New paper: AI in the Newsroom: Lessons from the Adoption of @theglobeandmail.com's Sophi w/ @felixsimon.bsky.social in Journalism Practice Findings suggest successful AI integration requires careful attention to organisational context, scope of automation and institutional origins bit.ly/AIsophi https://bit.ly/AIsophi06 Mar 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljpssrqhcc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3ljodhxmyxs2zHappening now - live recording at #UBC of the Don’t Call Me Resilient from @theconversationca.bsky.social06 Mar 2025 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljodhxmyxs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3lizwkzjo5s2eReceiving a mentoring award from the #UBC Dean of Arts for guiding the next gen of scholars and media professionals fills me with humility. Heartfelt thanks to @ubcjournalism.bsky.social alum Catherine Zhu, Amanda Ash, Elizabeth Melimopoulos, + @fleerackers.bsky.social and @maakesalonen.bsky.social https://jwam.ubc.ca/news/ubc-journalisms-alfred-hermida-celebrated-for-fostering-student-success/25 Feb 2025 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizwkzjo5s2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3lidmqmhly22zHow do journalists and audiences feel about the use of AI in journalism? It's complicated 🤔, finds a new report by @tjthomson.bsky.social, Phoebe Matich, Ryan J. Thomas and @riedlinm.bsky.social via @theconversation.com https://theconversation.com/generative-ai-is-already-being-used-in-journalism-heres-how-people-feel-about-it-24723217 Feb 2025 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lidmqmhly22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3li5qmkfld22nI am so proud of my @ubcjournalism.bsky.social students for taking 3 Golds and 1 Silver at the Canadian Online Publishing Awards for their visual journalism projects. 🏆 A huge congratulations to: Chhavi Mehra, Jake de Guzman, Ashley Li, and Beth Rochester 🏅 https://jwam.ubc.ca/news/ubc-journalism-students-triumph-in-canadian-online-publishing-awards/14 Feb 2025 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5qmkfld22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3lhyuydul722nToday in just under an hour. Join us for an online discussion on how to approach AI in journalism. https://www.bu.edu/com/event/comtalks-integrating-ai-with-journalism/12 Feb 2025 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhyuydul722nhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3lfslqqbzlk2dBuilding out the @theconversation.com model to local communities via @niemanlab.org https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/01/the-conversation-is-trying-to-make-its-academia-fueled-model-work-for-local-news/15 Jan 2025 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfslqqbzlk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3lfdmrbth4c2rAlways worth a read. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jan 2025 21:30 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfdmrbth4c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/hermida.bsky.social/post/3lf64sogxsc2vYep. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/07/new-era-of-lies-mark-zuckerberg-meta-social-media07 Jan 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:cg5y2er54ioxlokpsdnbmecc/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf64sogxsc2v