VIU Media Highlights: January 4 - 15, 2021

A bi-weekly roundup of VIU in the News. 

Top Performing article for the last two weeks

AP Newswire: BC Scientists Look at Climate Change Impacts on Aquaculture (picked up by numerous publications). Reach: 25 million people. This story was also featured in SeafoodNews, Saanich News, Haida Gwaii Observer, Toronto Star, CHEK News, Yorkton This Week, eFeedLink and My Climate Change blog.

• Story based on VIU News Release.

News Stories

Other stories

• CBC Radio Ideas: Reframing Indigenous Stories in Joy: Jesse Wente (based on VIU’s Indigenous Speakers Series keynote talk in November).
• National Observer: West Coast Citizen Science Project Mapping the Scale and Importance of Forage Fish (A Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute initiative).
• The Toronto Star: Comox Valley Educator Wants Indigenous Youth to Feel Belonging and Pride (featuring Bachelor of Education alum Jeannine Lindsay).
• Times Colonist: North Cowichan Leaders Condemn Racist Posts as Cowichan Tribes Face Virus Outbreak. Story based on letter penned by Cowichan Leadership Group, of which VIU President Dr. Deborah Saucier is a member, published by Black Press.
• CTV Vancouver Island, digital and broadcast stories; Nanaimo News Now: VIU Expands CMHW program; VIU Expands CMHW program.
• Chemainus Valley Courier: Volleyball star running for Parkinson’s awareness, funding.
• Cowichan Valley Citizen: ElderCollege Rolling out 72 Online Courses.
• CTV News: Island Institutions See Loss in Revenue, But Optimistic About Future.
• MyCoastNow: VIU Hosting Three Virtual Open Houses Later This Month.
• Times Colonist: VIU Foundation’s new crowdfunding platform mentioned in the Our Community column.  
• VIU News Release: VIU Joins Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works Program was picked up by Education News Canada,Academica, Oceanside News and Construction Links.
• VIU News Release: Culinary Arts Student Cooking for Gold was picked up by CHLY Radio, Education News Canada, Radio Canada Victoria (French), Yahoo News and IndigiNews.
• VIU News Release: VIU Culinary Arts Program Donates Surplus Food to Salvation Army was picked up by Education News Canada,Black Press (multiple news sites on Island) and GNews.
• VIU News Release: VIU Cowichan Student Awarded for Community Service was picked up by the Cowichan Valley Citizen.

Top Performing Broadcast Story

• CTV: A story about VIU’s expansion of the Community Mental Health Worker program reached nearly 1 million people. See also this BC Government News release on the extra funding.

Social Media  

• Top Tweet: A Tweet about VIU joining the Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works Program earned more than 6,000 impressions. 

• Top Facebook post: Our Rock VIU New Student Orientation event on January 6 featuring student talks, musical performances and info about VIU resources was viewed by more than 17,000 people.

• Top Instagram post: A short video showing off some prizes we are giving away during Experience VIU (happening January 16, 20 & 21) was seen by 1,500 people.