School of Journalism
At the University of Regina School of Journalism, you’ll learn to craft stories for all forms of media. Stories that engage. Stories that inform. Stories that empower the public. Stories that build a stronger, smarter and more democratic society. Through thoughtful discussion and interactive approaches to writing, researching, reporting, editing, broadcasting and photojournalism, we hope to inspire our graduates to be educated, effective and enlightened journalists in service to their communities.
How we achieve this vision:
- By recognizing the diverse forms and voices that comprise today’s media.
- By truly connecting with our students, through small classes and personalized mentorship.
- By preparing our students with the knowledge and skills to excel equally across media platrforms.
- By exploring creative, in-depth approaches to journalism, and by guiding students to practice the art of journalism at its highest level.
- By connecting to place, culture and community, through specialized instruction and activities in areas like community and alternative media, Indigenous awareness and rural/agricultural issues.
- By giving students experience in the classroom of the world, through four-month paid internships, field trips, travel support, community projects, and opportunities to participate in conferences, special events and other learning activities.
- By connecting students to local, national and international journalism networks.
- By celebrating journalism as a global endeavor that is key to human experience and transformation.
Contact Us
The School of Journalism
University of Regina
Administration-Humanities Building, AH 105
3737 Wascana Parkway Regina
SK S4S 0A2
Phone: 306-585-4420
Email: journalism@uregina.ca
Department Head
Mitch Diamantopoulos
James M. Minifie Lecture
In June 1980, the James M. Minifie Fund was set up to help support the School of Journalism at the University of Regina. The fund has provided the school with modern facilities for classes in all aspects of journalism. The fund also supports a free public annual lecture featuring Canada's most distinguished journalists.
2025 James M. Minifie Lecture with Andrew Coyne
We'll Miss the Legacy Media When It's Gone (Though It's Not Going Anywhere)
Join Canadian journalist Andrew Coyne for an informative, witty, and timely lecture hosted by the School of Journalism in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Regina. Coyne will discuss the malignant effects of the decline of traditional media and the rise of social media; why subsidies for legacy media and regulation of social media are nevertheless bad ideas; and what instead we ought to do about each.
Thursday, November 27, 2025
7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Education Auditorium, Education Building
University of Regina Main Campus
Free admission. Free parking. All are welcome.
About Andrew Coyne
Andrew Coyne is a distinguished Canadian political and economic journalist with a career spanning 40 years. He is currently a columnist for The Globe and Mail and was previously comment editor at The National Post and national editor of Maclean’s. He has contributed to publications in Canada and abroad, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, National Review, and The Walrus. He is also a weekly panelist on CBC’s The National and its podcast, At Issue.
Raised in Winnipeg, Coyne holds degrees from the University of Toronto and the London School of Economics. His book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy (2025), is a national political bestseller. Coyne’s awards include the National Newspaper Award for Editorial Writing (1992 and 1993) and the Hyman Solomon Award for Excellence in Public Policy Journalism (1994).
Internships
Earn while you learn. As part of your studies, you will embark on one 13-week paid internship to research and report under a newsroom site supervisor. Internships provide experience, enhance your portfolio, and can be the networking tool that increases your references and chance of job offers.
Internships FAQ
The School of Journalism works with a wide range of newsrooms and communications departments. Our partnerships represent local, regional and national commitments to the internship program. Our partners have included:
- CBC (Regina, Saskatoon, Toronto)
- The Saskatoon StarPhoenix
- The Regina Leader-Post
- The Western Producer (Saskatoon)
- CBC Newsworld (Calgary)
- CBC TV Canada Now (Calgary)
- The Winnipeg Free Press
- Discovery Channel (Toronto)
- The Edmonton Journal
- Medicine Hat News
- Moose Jaw Times-Herald
- Prince Albert Daily Herald
- Eagle Feather News
- paNOW
- Global News (Regina, Calgary, Edmonton)
- CJME (Regina)
- CKOM (Saskatoon)
- Alberta Primetime (Edmonton)
- Manitoba Co-operator (Winnipeg)
- CTV (Regina, Saskatoon, Yorkton, Prince Albert)