Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication to launch new Certificate in Journalism in Indigenous Communities program – Anishinabek News
December 17, 2024
OTTAWA — Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication is planning to launch a new 10-month Certificate in Journalism in Indigenous Communities (CJIIC) program featuring in-person and virtual instruction for Indigenous students in 2025.
“We know that there is a lot of work out there for Indigenous journalists, we know that our communities need more responsive journalism and unfortunately, there aren’t enough young Indigenous people coming up into the industry to fill the positions that are out there,” says Duncan McCue, professor at Carleton University’s School of Journalism and Communication and Chippewas of Georgina Island citizen. “I’ve been teaching journalism for 15 years and every journalism school I’ve been to has only had a very small number of Indigenous students. At Carleton right now, we only have three or four Indigenous students out of a student body of 300 or 400.”
