UBC School of Journalism

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Episodes of UBC School of Journalism

    • Prof Eric Ulken on data visualisation

      UBC Canwest Visiting Professor Eric Ulken led a workshop designed to offer working journalists online tips, tricks, tools and techniques. An online journalism pioneer, Eric was interactive technology editor at the Los Angeles Times, and been exploring online newsrooms throughout North America and Europe discovering how different newsrooms are using online tools. In this section, Eric explores how to tell stories with new web tools. Learn how data visualization can help audiences make sense of ...

      • Release date
        Mar 26, 2010
      • Runtime
        01:00:16
    • Prof Eric Ulken on making your online content st...

      UBC Canwest Visiting Professor Eric Ulken led a workshop designed to offer working journalists online tips, tricks, tools and techniques. An online journalism pioneer, Eric was interactive technology editor at the Los Angeles Times, and been exploring online newsrooms throughout North America and Europe discovering how different newsrooms are using online tools. In this section, Eric looks at how to steer people to your online content. Learn the basics of how search engines work, how to craft ...

      • Release date
        Mar 25, 2010
      • Runtime
        31:24
    • Prof Eric Ulken on information overload

      UBC Canwest Visiting Professor Eric Ulken led a workshop designed to offer working journalists online tips, tricks, tools and techniques. An online journalism pioneer, Eric was interactive technology editor at the Los Angeles Times, and been exploring online newsrooms throughout North America and Europe discovering how different newsrooms are using online tools. In this section, he offers tips to cope with information overload. These include techniques to improve the efficiency and precision o...

      • Release date
        Mar 25, 2010
      • Runtime
        34:00
    • BC temporary workers

      The number of temporary workers in BC increased 44 per cent to 205 700 in 2007 from a decade earlier, and now account for 11.2 per cent of the provincial work force. This video by Daniel Guillemette starts the day with a few temporary workers for the construction and day-labour trades as they begin early in their search for work.

      • Release date
        Dec 8, 2009
      • Runtime
        02:22
    • Hoods Up Flyers

      Model aircraft enthusiasts in Vancouver.

      • Release date
        Dec 2, 2009
      • Runtime
        01:45
    • Olympic venue hosts wheelchair curling champions...

      One of the new 2010 Winter Olympic venues, the Vancouver Olympic Centre/Vancouver Paralympic Centre, hosted its first competition in February 2009. The World Wheelchair Curling Championships were held there to determine who goes to the 2010 Paralympic Games. Produced by Heather Amos, Ameila Bellamy-Royds, Miné Salkin and Alexis Stoymenoff.

      • Release date
        Jul 28, 2009
      • Runtime
        02:21
    • Making a profit from online lingerie

      Two businesswomen in Vancouver are cashing in on the discomfort of many men when it comes to lingerie shopping. Their online site selling panties by post has proved a profitable enterprise.Produced by Karen Blackadar, Karen Moxley and Amanda Sung.

      • Release date
        Sep 29, 2009
      • Runtime
        02:59
    • Supersized fashion may be bad for your health

      The trend towards supersized fashion accessories, such as large handbags, may be bad for your health. Produced by Amanda Ash, Katie Hyslop, Faiza Khan, Sarah Stenabaugh and Megan Stewart.

      • Release date
        Jul 28, 2009
      • Runtime
        02:16
    • Tibet protests bring generations together

      Protest rallies took place around the world in March to mark a half century of Chinese rule in Tibet brought young and old together. Produced by Ryan Fletcher, Rosemary Keevil-Fairburn, Aaron Tam and Brent Wittmeier.

      • Release date
        Jul 28, 2009
      • Runtime
        02:15
    • Olympic snow-making at Cypress Mountain

      With the 2010 Winter Olympics fast approaching, some are worried that some of the venues, such as Cypress Mountain, may not have enough snow for the competition. Produced by Brandi Cowen, Erin Empey, Dawn Paley and Monica Tanaka.

      • Release date
        Jul 28, 2009
      • Runtime
        02:45