King's Journalism

Congratulations to all of our 2026 grads! 🎉

Congratulations!

Meet the Class of 2026 Valedictorian, Jenna Olsen!

Today, Jenna is graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism with Honours. During her time at King’s, she was editor-in-chief of the Dalhousie Gazette, uncovered tough stories with the Investigative Journalism Bureau, published her work in the National Post, the Ottawa Citizen, the Montreal Gazette, the Calgary Herald and the Vancouver Sun, and landed a coveted spot in the CBC News Summer Scholarship program.

Now, she is representing her fellow students at King’s 236th Encaenia. Read her profile: https://ukings.ca/news/meet-jenna-olsen-2026-valedictorian/

Watch the Encaenia livestream to see the ceremony and listen to today’s speeches: https://ukings.ca/events/encaenia-2026/

Eleven students from across the King’s Journalism programs accepted their awards for outstanding journalism at the third annual Big Day Journalism Awards on March 27. This year’s show was hosted by BJH students Lily Gellisen and Owen Starling and featured a keynote address by Halifax podcaster Madison Irvine. Check out the highlights on our YouTube channel:

Congrats to all our 2026 Big Day Award Winners 🎉 🙌

Congratulations to all of today’s Big Day winners! 🎉

(ps, please DM so we can tag anyone we couldn’t find)

Keynote speaker alert!

This year’s Big Day guest is Madi Irvine, a podcast producer at Podstarter where she helps organizations use podcasting to connect authentically with Gen Z and emerging audiences. She hosts the Charm Diamond Centres–sponsored podcast Ring On It? and produces shows like Mortgage 101 with Clinton Wilkins, working at the intersection of media, community, and audience engagement. Madi has interviewed guests including filmmaker Mike Downie (The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal) and reality TV and TikTok creators, exploring how stories travel across platforms.

She’ll be at Big Day in Alumni Hall starting at 12:30 on March 27. See you there!

We are off on a road trip for the

This year, we’re talking to Nova Scotians who experienced Fiona’s wrath in 2022. That storm damaged homes, knocked down trees, and brought down power lines. The destruction was extensive.

As one narrator says, telling these stories is bearing witness to climate change.

Photo description: BJ student Milo Fowler interviews Clare Brett in her home in Pictou County. Mark Klassen is the videographer.

FYP-J student Dáminí Awóyígà’s short doc Hyphenated is screening on Saturday at the Halifax Black Film Festival. Hyphenated asks: what does it mean to be Canadian, and what does home mean; capturing the quiet reality of existing in the-between. Check out the premiere at Cineplex Parklane – Saturday, Feb. 21, 5 p.m. In-person and online. https://halifaxblackfilm.com/movie/hyphenated/

Read more here:
https://ukings.ca/news/kings-student-damini-awoyigas-short-doc-to-screen-at-halifax-black-film-festival/

Interested in sports? Take our Sportscasting 101 course this fall. ⚽️🏀

Big Day is coming. Stay tuned to learn how you can submit your work. Save the date — March 27, 2026 — come celebrate excellence.