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7 Sep

J-school survival tips from students and grads

<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">Journalism school: While it may be exciting, and your first taste of the adrenaline rush that comes with breaking a story, chasing a lead or landing that big interview, it can also be daunting. What are streeters and standups? Why are they important? How do you find the right source and get them to talk to you? And how the heck do you get a job when you’re done all of this?</span></p>

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7 Sep

J-Links: Journalism and TIFF; CBC to broadcast 2015 Pan Ams; NBC breaks even on Olympics

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/awards-and-festivals/tiff/video-confessions-of-a-tiff-reporter/article4524061/?cmpid=rss1&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter">Journalism and TIFF</a></p>

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6 Sep

CBC/Radio-Canada license renewal process begins

<p> </p><p>The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has re-opened public consultations on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s upcoming television and radio license renewal.</p><p>Hearings on CBC/Radio-Canada’s license renewal will begin Nov. 19 in Gatineau, Que. The deadline to submit interventions/answers is Oct. 5 and the broadcaster must respond to them by Oct. 15.</p>

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6 Sep

J-Links: CRTC lays out strategy; Journalistic geometry lessons; Fact-checking Bill Clinton

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/backgrnd/plan2012.htm">CRTC announces its three-year plan</a></p>

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6 Sep

In Indigenous reporting, what has changed since Ipperwash?

<p> </p><p><em>“…All in all, the Ipperwash crisis was not journalism’s finest hour.”</em></p><p>                                    — Former Ryerson Journalism professor John Miller</p><p> </p><p><strong>Intro by Romayne Smith Fullerton</strong></p><p>September 6 is the 17<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the death of Dudley George — an unarmed First Nations occupier shot and killed by an OPP officer at Ipperwash Provincial Park in Southwestern Ontario. </p>

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5 Sep

J-Source’s third annual back-to-school J-Quiz

<p>Are you ready for another school year? Get rid of summer’s mental dust bunnies, sharpen your virtual pencils and take J-Source’s third annual back-to-school J-Quiz (Hint: You can prepare by reading our handy guide to <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/end-summer-roundup-biggest-j-stories-you-might-have-missed">the summer’s biggest j-stories</a>, where all of the answers can be found.) </p>

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5 Sep

Back-to-School: Student resources edition

<p> </p><p>Back-to-school can be a time of mixed emotions for students. Whether you’re a first-year j-school student or a returning one, you’re not alone if you’re feeling excited, anxious, nervous and maybe a little afraid.</p>

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5 Sep

Five things I wish I knew before starting j-school

<p><em>Welcome to j-school, new students of 2012 — you need not fear under-preparedness. In an effort to help new students start off on the right foot, J-Source’s summer reporter and fourth-year Ryerson journalism student <strong>Angelina Irinici</strong> recalls the five things she wishes someone had told her before she started journalism school.</em></p><p><strong>1.</strong><strong>You’ll need thicker skin</strong></p>

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4 Sep

On the ground on 9/11: A journalist remembers

<p><em>Documentary producer <strong>David Giddens</strong> was in New York, working on a different assignment, when the twin towers fell. Here in J-Source, he shares his memories of covering one of the biggest stories ever—and his opinion on how the U.S. media failed to do their job in the aftermath of 9/11.</em></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/WTC coverage_0.JPG" title="" /></p>

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4 Sep

J-Links: Bob Johnstone passes away; 2012 Freelance Industry report; Friends’ CBC Town Hall in Halifax

<p> </p><p><strong>In Canadian media:</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2012/09/03/journalist_bob_johnstone_was_gifted_storyteller.html">Bob Johnstone dead at 82</a></p>

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