Alan Conter and André Gagné

Two professors provided perspective in the wake of the shooting at the Paris headquarters of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

Alan Conter, a lecturer in the Department of Journalism discussed freedom of the press and the place of satire in journalism with a number of Canadian media outlets including: the Montreal Gazette and The Vancouver Sun, La Presse, La Presse Plus and L'Étoile du Lac. Conter was also interviewd by Global News and the interview was featured on Yahoo! News.

André Gagné, an associate professor in the departments of Religion and Theology, addressed the issue of religious violence and the calls for violence that can be read in sacred texts. He was featured in Canadian media outlets including CTV News, the Montreal Gazette, The Vancouver Sun and Radio Canada.