The intersection of public relations and journalism in the digital age

A conversation with CanWest’s newest Fellow appointment, Ira Basen Notice from the Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) at Western University “On behalf of the FIMS appointments committee, I am very pleased to announce that Ira Basen has been appointed our CanWestl Fellow for 2012-2013. Mr. Basen will take up the fellowship during this coming fall [2012] term…. During his tenure as CanWest Fellow, Mr. Basen will be teaching a graduate elective, “The Future...

Engineering Search: The story of the algorithm that changed the world

New radio documentary from Ira Basen airs on December 5th This coming Sunday (December 5th), a new, one-hour documentary is set to air on CBC Radio One’s The Sunday Edition. Engineering Search: The story of the algorithm that changed the world, tracks the evolution of search engine optimization, particularly in regards to Google. More details are found below. Update: The online version of Engineering Search now available from a dedicated CBC website page. The producer and...