
ABOUT THE WESTERN COMMUNICATION REPORT
The Western Communication Report was created in 2019 to showcase the hard work and accomplishments of the public relations students at Mount Royal University. The Western Communication Report is an undergrad student-run web magazine produced by and for communications students at Mount Royal University.
Each year, a new group of students is responsible for organizing the magazine’s production. The top essay submissions are chosen from select courses in each cohort of the public relations program’s second, third, and fourth-year students. All students in the department can get involved with the magazine either by volunteering as editors or submitting their papers for review.
The papers were available for voluntary review by the Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) based on a partnership with Mount Royal University’s Public Relations Department, which allows the top papers to be presented before CEMA’s professionals.
Click on the editorial team members’ names to learn more about them!
ABOUT
THE WESTERN
COMMUNICATIONS REPORT
The Western Communication report was created in 2019 to showcase the hard work and accomplishments of the public relations students at Mount Royal University. The WCR is an undergrad student-run web magazine produced by and for communications students at Mount Royal University.
Each year, a new group of students is responsible for organizing the magazine’s production. The top essay submissions are chosen from select courses in each cohort of the public relations program’s second, third, and fourth-year students. All students in the department can get involved with the magazine either by volunteering as editors or submitting their papers for review.
The papers were available for voluntary review by the Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) based on a partnership with Mount Royal University’s Public Relations Department, which allows the top papers to be presented before CEMA’s professionals.
Click on the editorial team members’ names to learn more about them!

2023 EDITORIAL TEAM
CO-EDITOR IN CHIEF &
RESEARCH PAPER EDITOR
CO-EDITOR IN CHIEF &
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
WEB DESIGNER &
RISK COMMUNICATION EDITOR
SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR &
RESEARCH PAPER EDITOR

2023 ASSISTANT EDITORIAL TEAM
ASSISTANT
EDITOR
ASSISTANT
EDITOR
- KARLEY JACKSHAW
ASSISTANT
EDITOR
- RIANE VALIN-MACLEAN
ASSISTANT
EDITOR

DR. PETER RYAN | PUBLISHER
The Western Communication Report supervisor and publisher is Dr. Peter Ryan, APR, an associate professor in the Public Relations program at Mount Royal University. Any legal or policy concerns related to subject matter published in this online magazine can be reported directly to him. Peter has been with the Department of Public Relations at Mount Royal University since July 2016. Peter completed a Rogers PhD Fellowship in the joint Ryerson/York Universities’ Communication and Culture Programme. While completing his PhD, he taught for the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson for five years until 2010. He then moved to MacEwan University in Edmonton to work as an instructional designer in their eLearning Office, while also teaching for their Department of Communication. His research interests include Canadian political communication, government public relations, digital research methods, and social media issues management. In Fall 2022, he will take on the role of Interim Chair for the Department of Public Relations, while continuing to teach PUBR 3860: Government Public Relations, and PUBR 3867: The Canadian Energy Industry and Sustainability Public Relations. Follow him online here: @prnetworks


DR. PETER RYAN | PUBLISHER
The Western Communication Report supervisor and publisher is Dr. Peter Ryan, APR, an associate professor in the Public Relations program at Mount Royal University. Any legal or policy concerns related to the subject matter published in this online magazine can be reported directly to him. Peter has been with the Department of Public Relations at Mount Royal University since 2016 and serves as the Interim Chair for the Department of Public Relations while continuing to teach PUBR 3860: Government Public Relations, and PUBR 3867: The Canadian Energy Industry and Sustainability Public Relations. Follow him online here: @prnetworks
