We're excited to celebrate the recipients of the 2025–2026 Fellowships for Black and Indigenous... 
💜Welcome to FIMS! Whether you are a new or returning student, faculty or staff, we are glad to... 
We’re excited to welcome Assistant Professor Bri Watson to #WesternUFIMS! 🎉 Professor Watson joins... 
Only one short week left until we welcome FIMS students back to campus. 🎉 We’ll see you in the... 
Homecoming is just around the corner 💜 Join us for the FIMS Alumni Reception. All FIMS alumni are... 
From researching AI and social justice to producing podcasts that share real stories, MA in Media... 
When Kaamla Mian faces life‘s decisions, books have always been her compass. They’ve taught her how... 
Civic Holiday is coming up! 🎈 FIMS offices will be closed on Monday, August 4. Happy long weekend! 
Jeremias Campos, an MA in Media Studies student at Western University, combines academic research... 
🎬☀️Summer looks a little different when internship is part of your MMJC journey! MMJC students are... 
For Sophie Pulumbarit, a deep-rooted interest in science has always been her foundation. With an... 
What we eat is shaped by more than just hunger, but by the digital food environment. Prabu... 
When Mary Shanahan started the MMJC program, she had journalism in mind. But by the time she... 
Elyssa Chung is using her skills in user experience design to make AI in health care more... 
FIMS is delighted to welcome Associate Professor Susan Knabe into a one-year appointment as Acting... 
From creative writing, to supply chain management, and then over storytelling, Noah Brennan’s... 
We’re proud to share that Dr. Luke Stark, Assistant Professor at FIMS, has been honoured with... 
As the Data Science for Information Professionals Summer School comes to a close, we say a... 
Before Jouzian Wahhab was a researcher, she was a storyteller. Now, as a student in the Master of... 
📚☀️ A day in the life of USRA student Kathleen Brophy! From research projects to helping with... 
From making iMovie videos to leading the social media strategy of a national non-profit, Ann... 
Though she is currently a PhD student in Library and Information Science (LIS), Dayanqi Si didn’t... 
From medical science to media studies, George Wang has been on a journey of self-discovery. For... 
FIMS is excited to welcome a dynamic group of academic librarians from across Africa, and a few of... 
After six and a half years of dedicated leadership, we say thank you and farewell to Dr. Lisa... 
Initially wanting to pursue creativity through business, Sam Simner didn’t expect to be drawn to... 
To OluwaNifemi "Nifemi" Apantaku, representation is critical. “The reason I want to work in the... 
While many of her peers pursue marketing and PR, Kathleen Brophy is navigating a different... 
To Khaleya Linton-Smellie, advertising is more than creative storytelling. It originates from... 
📣 FIMS is thrilled to announce Brodie Fenlon as the inaugural recipient of the FIMS Alumni Award... 
🎓Today, we celebrate the Class of 2025! FIMS shares warm wishes with all graduates as you move... 
FIMS is proud to share that Professor Chris Arsenault has been awarded the 2025 Michener–L. Richard... 
🎉Congratulations to FIMS Professor Pamela McKenzie on receiving the 2025 Research in Information... 
Eduard Sviridenko, a FIMS Media Studies doctoral candidate, is researching how Russian propaganda... 
FIMS Media Studies doctoral student Houda Houbeish is drawing on her journalism background to... 
Happy Long Weekend, FIMS! FIMS admin offices will be closed on Monday, May 19, and will reopen with... 
Effective July 1, 2025, Professor Susan Knabe will begin a one-year term as Acting Dean for the... 
FIMS is excited to announce two CBC News Summer Scholarship (formerly the CBC Joan Donaldson... 
“During MMJC and my internship, I would say, ‘I am a sponge.’ Soak up all the information you can... 
Whether she's covering musical productions, movie premieres, or pop culture moments, Amelia Eqbal,... 
Congratulations to FIMS Professor Sandra Smeltzer on receiving Western's Edward G. Pleva Award for... 
From Femcels to Incels: The Femosphere on Reddit. Brittany Melton, a media studies PhD candidate,... 
Are you a MACS student looking to get involved on campus next year? Apply to join the Launch Peer... 
We are so incredibly proud to see our upper-year students step into leadership roles as peer... 
Happy long weekend, FIMS! 🐰 Just a quick reminder that FIMS admin offices will be closed tomorrow,... 
A lot can change in 25 years but the book Cyber-Marx: Cycles and Circuits of Struggle in High... 
From #WesternU halls to Hollywood red carpets! Meet Natalie Petozzi (BA’07, MIT), who kickstarted... 
Congratulations to MMJC student Kieran Fong on winning this year’s Haak Saan Responsible Journalism... 
Today is the last day of FIMS graduate classes💙 We are so proud of everything you’ve accomplished... 
It feels like the start of the school year was just yesterday! Happy last day of undergraduate... 
Thank you to the MediaCom 3902: Alternative Media students for showcasing their incredible projects... 
Since January, 4th-year Creative Arts and Production students have been collaborating with the... 
Do Londoners turn to local media for international news? We asked about Israel/Gaza coverage. They... 
On Friday March 28, from 1-2:30pm the Creative Arts & Production (CAP) program is welcoming writer,... 
Wondering where the Master of Media In Journalism and Communication students were this week? They... 
Sometimes the hardest stories are told through visuals. Anastazia Csegeny, PhD candidate in Media... 
One of our favorite posts to share is celebrating our incredible community, and today, we're... 
With a federal election looming, how will Canadian news organizations address some of the most... 
We extend our heartfelt thanks to Nahlah Ayed, host of CBC Radio's Ideas, for presenting... 
It's been quiet, a bit too quiet around here! Welcome back FIMS, we hope you had a restful reading... 
What a fantastic way to wrap up our 2024/2025 Rogers Chair events! A special thank you goes out to... 
To end off our FIMS friendship posts, let's get to know Aleesa, Amelia, Annie, Emma & Rachel, five... 
Sometimes, friendships form through shared hobbies and a mutual obsession with race car drivers!... 
Some friendships are formed by being in the right place at the right time! Coming to campus for the... 
Meet Casey and Senna, two inseparable friends who met in MIT2550! Casey still remembers their first... 
Did you know the (F) in FIMS stands for Friends? 🙂 Okay, not really, but FIMS is where so many... 
We're still thinking about our incredible alumni reception last week! A huge thank you to everyone... 
"It has been over 1,400 days since Umar Khalid was arrested. His crime? As an Indian Muslim, he had... 
Thank you to all our MACS students and alumni for attending this year’s career conference! We’re... 
We’re excited to announce that Paris Marx, tech critic, author, podcaster, and international... 
Congratulations to Nicole Bussey (BA'24, MIT), one of five recipients of the 2024 Western Libraries... 
We're excited to announce that the 2025 Clissold Lecture will feature guest speaker Nahlah Ayed,... 
Congratulations to MMJC'23 alum Caelan Beard on publishing her first novel, Setter Up! For Caelan,... 
The final Rogers Chair event of the 2024/2025 year is almost here! Nancy Fraser, Henry and Louise... 
Registration is now open for the FIMS Alumni Reception on January 30, 2025! Whether you were part... 
Welcome back to campus FIMS💙 We hope you had an amazing break and are ready to tackle the Winter... 
Throwback Thursday to Elborn College, where the School of Library Information Science lived from... 
We will see you on the corner of Huron and Lambton Drive in 2025✨ Wishing you a very happy and safe... 
And just like that, the Fall Term has come to an end! Thank you to everyone who made this term... 
Keeping up with FIMS alum! Earlier this week Dean Lisa Henderson and Development Officer Susannah... 
FIMS alumni, mark your calendars! We’re excited to announce the details of the 2025 FIMS Alumni... 
Even our pets get dressed up for the holidays 💫 #westernu 
You did it✨ Happy last day of undergraduate classes, MACS💙 As you gear up for exams, don’t forget... 
We’re thrilled to announce that Kathy Gannon, award-winning Canadian journalist, author and former... 
Exam season is just around the corner so we teamed up with our talented MMJC students to give you... 
Please join us in extending a warm welcome to two visiting scholars in FIMS this week: Dr. Ruchi... 
We could listen to these vinyl's spin all day long🎶 This morning Andrew Lewis’ MIT 3665 Advanced... 
Failure to Protect or a Failure to Be Protected? Check out this Inspiring Minds Showcase featuring... 
Earlier this week, MACS student Aalanna Rusnak was recognized amongst other incredible student... 
No surprises here—FIMS students produce incredible work all year. But did you know Makerthinker.org... 
Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming Carol Off, author and former host of CBC's As It... 
Call us...maybe? 💜 We had such a blast welcoming so many prospective MACS students to FNB... 
We’re excited to hear that TEDxWesternU is returning, and they are looking for students like you to... 
We're just about ready to open our doors this Sunday for Fall Preview Day and welcome future Media... 
Thank you to FIMS Asper Fellow Sheima Benembarek for moderating an incredible and insightful panel... 
FIMS is where long-lasting friendships start 💙 After a brief hiatus, the Bookstore is now stocking... 
📣FIMS students, staff, and faculty: Nominations for the 2024/2025 FIMS Award for Excellence in... 
Last week our newest graduates joined the Western Alumni family and we couldn't be more proud ✨ How... 
The campus is quiet, no soul in sight, Beneath the moon's cold, eerie light. Footsteps echo, though...