Engage with journalism

Award-winning columnist Jody Paterson—UVic’s second Harvey Stevenson Southam Lecturer in Journalism and Non-Fiction—will share her vision of the importance of “writing from the inside” in a free public lecture entitled “Talking About What Matters: The Promise of Community Media in an Age of Disconnection” on Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in the David Lam Auditorium. Paterson will discuss the need for a more engaged style of journalism and a more personal way of telling our stories if we hope to reconnect as citizens of a genuine community. This fall, Paterson teaches a course in the craft and ethics of “experiential journalism,” and provides valuable mentorship to young writers and aspiring journalists.