The Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) at Western University invites applications for the Asper Fellowship in Media. The role of the Fellow is to promote public discussion of a range of issues related to the nature of Canadian media. The Fellow is normally in residence for one term: for the coming year, either January to April 2020 or September to December 2020. The successful applicant will receive compensation of $20,000 which includes benefits for the term, and up to $10,000 to support research activities during the tenure of the fellowship. Travel and housing support are also available. The amount available to support the Fellow’s research will depend upon the scope of the proposed project and an approved budget, to be determined in consultation with the Dean and the FIMS Assistant Dean, Research.

The Policy Portal aims to provide a space for publishing timely research based on policy contributions and analysis. It is devoted to raising awareness of communication policy issues amongst Canadian communication studies scholars, facilitating discussion and analysis, and coordinating intervention. Watch for these articles online:

CJC is proud to inform readers of our new Editor, Chris Russill, who recently has taken up the reins of the editorship of CJC. Chris is an Associate Professor and Graduate Supervisor of the Communication Graduate Programs in the School of Journalism and Communication at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. For a number of years he has been active in environmental communication and has distinguished himself as an energetic and insightful researcher. For more on Chris Russill, please see https://carleton.ca/sjc/profile/russill-chris/ . Joining him on his editorship are two associate editors: Melissa Aronczyk is currently an Associate professor at Rutgers and Mél Hogan is currently an Assistant Editor at the University of Calgary.

CJC is also proud to announce that Professor Leslie Regan Shade of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information has taken on the responsibility within CJC of Policy Portal Editor. Leslie has taught at a variety of universities and has pursued a focus on the social and policy implications of ICTs. More recently she has turned her attention to play policy.

Canadian Journal of Communication Policy (CJC) Portal - Call for Submissions: Toward a Canadian Digital and Data Strategy

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