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3 Sep

Where Peter Gzowski got his start

As editor-in-chief of The Varsity in 1957, the late Peter Gzowski began a career that would touch millions around the world. His work there was featured in a chapter of […]

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31 Aug

New CBC Radio shows target tech-savvy crowd

CBC Radio One is launching two new shows aimed at engaging tech-savvy audiences online and getting viewers involved in laying out future shows. Spark will look at “next big things” […]

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31 Aug

An archive of high school journalism lessons

The American Society of Newspaper Editors asked high school journalism instructors from around the country to prepare lesson plans for a variety of topics suitable for journalism classes — from […]

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30 Aug

Teaching investigative journalism

An extensive and detailed guide for educators on investigative journalism from the people who produce the show seen on PBS called Exposé, America’s Investigative Reports. It includes links to useful […]

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30 Aug

Freshman fever

Graphic: James Bouthillier, c/o The Link at Concordia University. In this piece for Globe & Mail’s 2005 “University Report,” Concordia sophomore journalism student Catherine Sherriffs offers frosh a glimpse of […]

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30 Aug

October 5: API’s Newspaper Next workshop in B.C.

To survive and thrive, newspaper companies need to build a growing portfolio of business models, products and services that win throngs of new consumers and advertisers. But how? American Press […]

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30 Aug

Editor’s firing not a result of complaint

Black Press Ltd British Columbia chief operating officer Rick O’Connor circulated an internal e-mail to staff yesterday that assured them the firing of Victoria News editor Keith Norbury wasn’t linked […]

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28 Aug

What to do with students who cheat

They are a challenge every journalism educator faces at some point — students who cut and paste material from stories on the Internet; fabricate quotes; or pad bibliographies and source lists. In this thoughtful […]

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28 Aug

Embedded journalists to wear dogtags

Canadian journalists embedded with the military in Afghanistan will be required to wear dogtags, CBC reports. Military officials say members of the media will also have to attend training sessions. The […]

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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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