Alfred Hermida Ph.D.
Información personal
Organización/Lugar de trabajo
The University of British ColumbiaUbicación
Canada CanadaOcupación
Director, Graduate School of Journalism at The University of British ColumbiaSector
Technology / Software / Internet
Sitio web
www.alfredhermida.comAcerca de
I am an online news pioneer, digital media scholar and journalism educator, with more than 20 years journalism experience. My new book, Tell Everyone: Why We Share and Why It Matters (DoubleDay Canada), examines how social media is shaping our notions of an informed and engaged public, a media ecology of competing ideas, and a responsive political establishment. The Globe and Mail described the book as “wonderfully clear eyed about contemporary culture,” commending its “lucid, energetic prose.” An associate professor at the Graduate School of Journalism of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, I teach social media and emerging forms of digital storytelling. I b