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1 Mar

2011 Dart Center Academic Fellowship

Calling all journalism educators… March 25, 2011 is the deadline for the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma’s 2011 Academic Fellowships. The program is designed for journalism educators working with […]

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28 Feb

How to ask for a letter of reference

An unenthusiastic reference can be worse than no reference at all. Adam Chapnick, writer for University Affairs and assistant professor of defence studies at the Royal Military College, blogged a […]

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24 Feb

Recent trends on university campuses are undermining value of university degrees

As universities everywhere focus on attracting and retaining students at a time when college-age populations are declining, they are not doing enough to ensure those students get a quality education, […]

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23 Feb

Unique new graduate journalism program at King’s College

By Martha Troian A new Master of Journalism program offered at University of King’s College in Halifax aims to prepare students for an uncertain future. “Our world of journalism is […]

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23 Feb

Journalism: literature in hyperdrive

<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><img align="Left" alt="Lauren Pelley" border="0" height="100" hspace="5" src="http://www.journalismproject.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/images/content_images/Lauren%20Pelley.JPG" style="width: 100px; height: 100px;" title="Lauren Pelley" vspace="5" width="100" />Journalism is fast -- and getting faster. So what is good, responsible journalism in our modern era? J-student <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lauren Pelley</span> reports. </span><br /><br />“Journalism is literature in a hurry.”<br />

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15 Feb

London news is falling down

Local TV news is losing airtime to out-of-town executives who decide which stations stay and which go. How far will it go? One station in London, Ontario has lost $98 […]

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14 Feb

Slate’s Jacob Weisberg slams The Daily

<p><a href="http://www.slate.com/authors.jacob_weisberg.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-style: italic;">Slate </span>chairman Jacob Weisberg</a> slammed Rupert Murdoch's new i-Pad-only newspaper <span style="font-style: italic;">The Daily</span> in a lecture to j-students.<br />

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14 Feb

So, you want to be a journalist?

A new website founded by Fabiola Carletti, a graduate student and teaching assistant at the UBC School of Journalism, aims to answer any question j-students and new graduates might have […]

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8 Feb

Chris Jones: Not all Smurfs and sunshine

The brooding moral universe of writer Chris Jones. This week, we feature Matthew Scianitti’s story from the winter issue of The Ryerson Review of Journalism. Chris Jones dials a number […]

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8 Feb

Hey, new grads: I can guarantee you a job in journalism

<p>Joe Banks can guarantee you a career in journalism. Writing for <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20110213001651/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/journalism/4240379/story.html#ixzz1DOHJslij" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Ottawa Citizen</a>, the Algonquin College j-prof offers the comforting guarantee to new grads. Of course, there are caveats...<br /><br />1. Get a driver's license (most small towns don't have transit)<br />2. Be prepared to work for "starting" wages<br />3. Be prepared to leave the city for small town newspapers<br />

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