Students gain first-hand experience in the exciting world of investigative journalism

Through a research collaboration between Global News and INCA, a group of students spent the summer working behind the scenes of a major journalism investigation. The collaboration was a unique “earn while your learn” opportunity, mentored by award-winning journalists Melissa Ridgen, Patti Sonntag and Alex Boutilier. The team helped investigate complaints from Indigenous business operators, who said Ottawa was awarding […]

New Indigenous Journalism and Communication Arts degree is a North American first

Photo: Instructor Kerry Benjoe, managing editor of Eagle Feather News, works with student Dallas Monpetit at the 2022 INCA Summer Institute First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) has launched the first four-year Indigenous journalism and communication degree in North America. A four-year Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Journalism and Communication Arts blends multimedia training with the study of Indigenous issues […]