About
The Signal is the portal for online student work at the University of King’s College School of Journalism in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
We focus on producing compelling stories for the people who live, work and play in the Halifax area.
We launched The Signal in September 2015. The content is produced from September to April by students in our Bachelor of Journalism and Master of Journalism programs, and those above first year in our four-year Bachelor of Journalism Honours program. We do not accept external submissions.
Most of the news stories are produced by senior undergraduate students in The Signal news reporting workshops, which typically run from November to March.
We welcome all comments.
- Corrections
- Our Ethical Standards
- Policy on Corrections & Requests to Alter Published Content
- Policy on Comment Moderation
- Handbook of Professional Practice
- What to Expect in a King’s Journalism Story: Information for Sources
Awards
The Signal was the gold award winner in the category Best Multicultural Story (Academic) with a story package produced by Reporting in Mi’kma’ki students, Kwe’ Eskasoni, at the 2022 Canadian Online Publishing Awards.
Signal reporter Sarah Krymalowski was the first place winner in the category Written Word: News Story for Why you should care about incel violence at the 2022 Emerge Media Awards, held April 13, 2022.- Signal reporters Feleshia Chandler and Lucy Harnish were awarded second place in the category Video Documentary for “The mad scientist of Hubbards” at the 2021 Emerge Media Awards, held April 14, 2021.
The Signal was the gold award winner in the category Best COVID Story Coverage with a video package produced by JOUR 3005 students, A show from isolation, at the 2020 Canadian Online Publishing Awards, held Feb. 4, 2021. The Signal won both awards in the category Best Interactive/Infographic Story with Nicoletta Dini winning the gold for her MJ professional project Harbour rising and Karla Renic winning the silver for her Honours Project feature Newsrooms, the heat is on. The JOUR 3005 class also won the silver award in the category Best Video Content, again with its package “A show from isolation.”
The Signal was the gold award winner in the Best Student Journalism category for Foreclosed, and silver award winners in the same category for Searching for the meaning of ‘moderate livelihood’ and Standing still, at the 2019 Atlantic Journalism Awards held May 8, 2020- Signal reporter Alix Bruch was the first place winner in the category Written Word: News Story for More women and girls are playing soccer, but where are the female coaches? at the 2020 Emerge Media Awards, held April 1, 2020. Julian Abraham was awarded the second place prize in the same category for Still no proper signage for wheelchair access at Halifax courthouse. The podcast team of Andrea Maguire, Ben Bogstie, Kristina Pappas and Alexandra Skultety received the second place prize in the Audio Storytelling category for The cold ground.
- The Signal was Silver Award winner in three categories: Best Article or Series (Academic) for Take a number, Best Interactive/Infographic Story (Academic) for The memory puzzle and Best Community News Website (Media) at the 2019 Canadian Online Publishing Awards, held Jan. 9, 2020
- The Signal was the gold award winner in the Best Student Journalism category for Terms of Service at the 2018 Atlantic Journalism Awards held May 11, 2019
- The Signal podcast team of Robyn Simon, Ava Coulter, Julia-Simone Rutgers and Cary Churchill received the second place prize in the Audio Storytelling category for Twenty Years On: The Kosovo Refugees at the 2019 Emerge Media Awards, held April 4, 2019.
- The Signal was the
Gold Award winner for Best Publication (Academic) AND the Gold Award winner for Best Video Content (Academic) at the 2018 Canadian Online Publishing Awards, held Nov. 15, 2018 - The Signal was the Silver Award winner for Best Interactive Story (Academic) for 904:35am at the 2018 Canadian Online Publishing Awards, held Nov. 15, 2018
- The Signal was the gold award winner in the Best Student Journalism category for 9:04:35: Remembering the Halifax Explosion at the 2017 Atlantic Journalism Awards held April 28, 2018
- The Signal Podcast team (Trent Erickson, Will Gordon, Cameron Honey, Aviva Jacob, Danielle McCreadie, Nermeen Ramadan and Jayde Tynes) was the winner in the Audio Storytelling category for What if the Halifax Explosion never happened? at the 2018 Emerge Media Awards, held March 22, 2018
- The Signal was the
Gold Award winner for Best Article or Series (Academic) for Overburdened at the 2017 Canadian Online Publishing Awards, held Nov. 14, 2017 - The Signal was the
Gold Award winner in the Best Academic Project category at the 2016 Canadian Online Publishing Awards, held Nov. 7, 2016
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