Here's where Royal Roads made headlines this week:

• Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies and Canada Research Chair, Digital Misinformation, Polarization & Anti-Social Media, Jaigris Hodson wrote an article for The Conversation Canada examining the expiry of a Bill designed to address a section of The Human Rights Act that covers hate speech online.
• Associate Professor of Communication and Culture David Black commented on One BC being billed for security at a public venue in Kamloops. The article was syndicated across many Black Press platforms.

• Spring 2026 Convocation was covered by The Goldstream Gazette and other Black Press platforms, as well as The Capital Daily Newsletter and Island Social Trends.

• A news release about a new collaboration between Cascade Institute and Seequent to map out deep geothermal potential in Canada was shared by The Canadian Press, Think GeoEnergy and many other publications across the world.

Each week, Communications compiles links to media appearances by faculty and staff. If your appearance should be included here, please reach out to Communications.