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31 Oct

Students among leaders in coverage of Halifax municipal election

<p><em>What happens when two journalism programs team up in an election year? In the case of <a href="http://hrmvotes.kingsjournalism.com">HRMVotes.ca</a>, as <strong>Eric Mark Do</strong> found out, the result was student coverage of a municipal election that arguably rivaled some established media in terms of reach and impact. </em></p>

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17 Oct

Q&A with CUP president Sam Brooks

<p><em>Canadian University Press president Sam Brooks spoke with <strong>Eric Mark Do </strong>about the student press’ unique editorial voice, the Francophone representation in CUP and why its member papers find themselves facing the same challenges as newspapers across North America.</em></p><p> </p><p><strong>J-Source: What do you think the role of CUP is in the development of student journalism, and in the ever-changing journalism industry as a whole?</strong></p>

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10 Oct

Sponsored by…

<p> </p><p><em>Media sponsorships can earn money and raise a news organization’s brand profile. But do they compromise the news? <strong>Anne Watson</strong> tackles this question in the latest issue of the Langara Journalism Review.</em></p><p><strong>By Anne Watson</strong></p><p>Seven-course meals, summer festivals, economic summits, marathons, cruises to Alaska. It’s not new for media companies to sponsor events and celebrations, but these days it seems they are becoming a common and important part of doing business.</p>

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10 Oct

Who do you need to follow? 101+ Canadian Twitter accounts

<p>After <a href="http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/100-twitter-accounts-every-journalism-student-should-follow/s2/a550471/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Journalism.co.uk released its recent who-to-follow</a> list for journalism students, <strong>Mary McGuire</strong> and<strong> Belinda Alzner </strong>compiled this starter list — now bolstered by your suggestions — of Canadian Twitter accounts for you to follow that includes, but is not limited to, journalism groups, resources, jobs, news, educators, emerging trends in media and technology and up-to-the-minute reporting on a number of beats.&n

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10 Oct

Inside the student newsroom at ONA 2012

<p><em>While journalists from around the world descended on San Francisco a few weeks ago to discuss the challenges facing journalism at the Online News Association’s annual conference, student journalists covered the event from the ONA’s Student Newsroom. <strong>Kelsey Rolfe </strong>— the lone Canadian student —shares her experience, describes the tools she used to get the stories, and talks about the most important lessons she learned.</em></p>

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4 Oct

The building of a Sportsnet magazine cover

<p>How does a magazine cover get built? Sportsnet magazine editor-in-chief Steve Maich and art director Steve Hodgson discuss the process that they went through in deciding on the cover photo for a recent cover of the bi-weekly sports magazine.</p><p>They began with two options based on stories they knew were to be included in the issue. Then, they chose from a range of photographs based in part on testing. But, Maich says: “It’s not always a science.” Sometimes an image will just “encapsulate what we were going for,” he says.</p>

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4 Oct

The j-students’ guide to using Twitter well

<p>The Online Education Database recently published <a href="http://oedb.org/library/beginning-online-learning/100-indispensable-twitter-tips-for-journalism-students/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">100 Indispensable Twitter Tips for Journalism Students</a>. As it states, "there's no avoiding Twitter when it comes to modern journalism," and this list helps j-students use Twitter right. As well, each tip is linked to a related article for further reading. </p><p>The first tip on the list is to treat Twitter seriously.</p>

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3 Oct

In media we trust

<p><em>When the police want your photographs, should you comply? <strong>Jared Gnam</strong> looks at the ethical and legal issues surrounding a recent court order that saw six news organizations hand over their photographs and video to police to aid in the investigation of the 2011 Vancouver riot for the Langara Journalism Review.</em></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/canucks.riot_.2011.IMG_7737.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Jared Gnam</strong></p>

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26 Sep

Accounts j-students should be following on Twitter

<p> </p><p>So you’re in j-school and the professors are telling you to make a Twitter account. You may or may not already use Twitter, but now it’s time to have a professional account for journalism. Start with the <a href="http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/100-twitter-accounts-every-journalism-student-should-follow/s2/a550471/">100 Twitter accounts every journalism student should follow</a> that Journalism.co.uk has compiled. (And of course, Canadian students should also be following <a href="http://twitter.com/jsource">@jsource</a>! #shamelessselfpromotion)</p>

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17 Sep

Crime, coverage and stereotypes: Toronto’s Jane and Finch neighbourhood

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-medium-right inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium-right/images/ericdo_4.jpg" title="" /></p><p> </p><p><em>Is the media's coverage of Jane and Finch disproportionally negative? <strong>Eric Mark Do</strong>, J-Source's new Students' Lounge editor and Ryerson Journalism student, looks at the media's coverage of crime in the Toronto </em><em>neighbourhood from the eyes of police, community members and groups working in the area. </em></p>

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