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2 Sep

To intern or not to intern?

Internships are generally considered a standard part of a blossoming journalism career. Graduate, intern, get a job. This has been the progression for many j-school grads over the years. Some internships […]

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25 Mar

Internship advice for aspiring magaziners

Masthead Online, a publication that serves the Canadian magazine industry, provides a guide to how to break into the magazine business via internship. What they are, how they work, what to […]

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27 Aug

Summer interns sprout, grow, blossom

Saskatoon StarPhoenix arts columnist Cam Fuller reflects on his many years working with summer interns. An intern himself in the 1970s he waxes poetic about how some things have changed […]

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9 Jun

Tighter Budgets Slashing Internships

Faced with tighter budgets, many newspapers across Canada and the U.S. are offering fewer internships. This Poynter Institute article explores the reasons for the cuts through interviews with U.S. newspaper editors

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12 May

Intern at your own risk

Despite being 10 years old, Alex Gillis’ look at a summer at the Toronto Star for the Ryerson Review of Journalism still holds up. “Look kid, here’s the deal. Three […]

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12 May

All the Young Dudes Now Write the News

In this 2004 piece Malena Ogryzlo of the Ryerson Review of Journalism has a look at the trend of twentysomething journalists taking over newsrooms. Young people are being promoted to […]

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