Alfred HermidaTrump and why emotion triumphs over fact when everyone is the mediaIn 1961, the playwright Arthur Miller mused, “a good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.” The assertion seems oddly quaint…Nov 16, 2016Nov 16, 2016
Alfred HermidaHow journalists can stay relevant in the third decade of digital disruptionThe disruption brought about by the internet and the web has been a constant in journalism for two decades. It is more than 20 years since…Oct 21, 2016Oct 21, 2016
Alfred HermidaSo this is your first day of journalism schoolAs director of the UBC Graduate School of Journalism, I was privileged to deliver some opening remarks on the first day of the new academic…Sep 8, 2015Sep 8, 2015
Alfred HermidaThe 7/7 bombings in London: The day that changed the newsOn the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 London bombings in 2005, BBC News veteran Alfred Hermida looks back at how the attacks changed the news…Jul 6, 2015Jul 6, 2015
Alfred HermidaUnderstanding the new networked architectures of journalismI was the respondent for a research panel on the new networked architectures of news at the 2015 ICA annual conference in Puerto Rico. Here…May 23, 2015May 23, 2015
Alfred HermidaHow rumours about the Sydney siege spread on social mediaIt has become one of the hallmarks of the news now. Whenever there is a dramatic event, social media instantly comes alive with comment and…Dec 16, 2014Dec 16, 2014
Alfred HermidaHow terrorists use Twitter to become ‘brand ambassadors’Why social media lends itself to the guerilla tactics of extremist groups such as Islamic State (ISIS).Dec 8, 2014Dec 8, 2014
Alfred HermidaBeware the #Ebola outbreak on TwitterWhatever you do, don’t turn to Twitter for news about Ebola. The volume and tone of tweets and retweets about the disease will make you…Oct 21, 2014Oct 21, 2014