Transitioning CFNU Radio to INCA Media Labs

The Indigenous Journalism and Communication Arts program is excited about the next phase of its program development. Two years ago, the program launched its four-year Indigenous Journalism and Communications program. This summer, INCA faculty are developing the INCA Media Labs. Building on several years of success in language podcasting, CFNU, and television production, INCA faculty have now consolidated the spaces at the Regina Campus into the INCA Media Labs. 

INCA Media Labs are part of the Indigenous Journalism and Communication Arts (INCA) programs, which include certificates, diplomas, and intensive institutes in journalism and communications. The labs include dedicated classrooms, a newsroom, radio and video production studios, and equipment that students use to create professional-quality media production. 

Training in the INCA Media Labs is experiential: students learn by doing real journalism and media work every day. In courses like Introduction to Indigenous Communication Arts and Indigenous Multimedia Storytelling, students sharpen their media literacy, practice interviewing, research, and narrative structure, and learn multi-platform production skills for print, online, radio, and video.

A key feature of the INCA Media Labs is mentorship from working media professionals, many of whom are Indigenous and INCA graduates. Instructors and guest mentors include reporters, editors, producers, and managers from organizations such as APTN, CBC, and other Indigenous and mainstream newsrooms.

INCA Media Labs are closely tied to in-class teaching in all our courses, internship opportunities, and project-based work with real community and media partners. The labs also continue to feature on-demand programming of student work, as well as go-live capability for special events and radio courses that include live broadcast training. 

These spaces have been redeveloped to ensure INCA students get the best possible training to prepare them for work in the ever-changing media and communications landscapes.

Do you want to pursue a career in media and communications? Enrol today or contact savison@firstnationsuniversity.ca or mfiddler@firstnationsuniversity.ca.

https://www.incamedialabs.ca