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24 Sep

UBC j-school nominated for three Canadian Online Publishing Awards

<p>The University of British Columbia's School of Journalism has been nominated for three C<a href="/article/nominees-announced-canadian-online-publishing-awards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">anadian Online Publishing Awards.</a><br /><br />The awards, which recognize excellence in online editorial and innovation in magazines, newspapers, broadcasts and websites, are chosen by <span style="font-style: italic;">Masthead Online</span>.<br /><br />UBC is nominated in three categories:<br />

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21 Sep

The new breed of programmer-journalists

<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><img align="Left" alt="Craig Silverman" border="0" height="80" hspace="5" src="http://www.journalismproject.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/images/content_images/Craig_Silverman.jpg" title="Craig Silverman" vspace="0" width="80" />Two U.S. J-schools are mixing computer science and journalism to create</span><br style="font-style: italic;" /><span style="font-style: italic;">a new breed of programmer-journalists. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Craig Silverman</span> reports. </span><br />

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21 Sep

Top 10 conversations in journalism today

<p><img align="Left" alt="Reporter" border="0" src="http://www.journalismproject.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/images/content_images/reporter.jpg" style="width: 134px; height: 163px;" title="Reporter" />Summer's over, are you ready to talk shop and impress your peers? Yeah, that’s what we were afraid of. Our guide to the top 10 (okay, 11) conversations in journalism today is a good place to start (in no particular order).<br /><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Canwest newspapers reborn as Postmedia</span><br />

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20 Sep

Experiments in NYC J-Schools

<p>By Davis Shaver<br /><br />Universities around the country have had to shift the approach of their journalism programs to accommodate a quickly changing media landscape. New York City's journalism schools, in particular, are working to rethink their offerings and adapt to the new world.</p><p> </p>

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14 Sep

J-Source pop quiz

<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="2080" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="https://spreadsheets.google.com/embeddedform?formkey=dGhQLVI3QlR2SGFHMzJGcHowODMycXc6MQ" width="570">Loading...</iframe></p>

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14 Sep

How to conquer j-students’ fear of technology

<p><span style="font-style: italic;">It's easy to assume the younger generation understands technology - but when it comes to multimedia storytelling, a lot of students admit they're computer illiterate. </span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Jen Lee Reeves</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> offers tips for teaching technology to Luddites.</span></p>

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14 Sep

Textbook for potential j-students

<p><span style="font-style: italic;"><img align="Left" alt="Lisa Bruni" border="0" height="118" hspace="5" src="http://www.journalismproject.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/images/content_images/Lisa%20Bruni.jpg" title="Lisa Bruni" width="100" />Peter Steven's new book, The News, uses current case studies to explore the state of online news,  international and investigative coverage and Canadian news production in the wake of the economic meltdown, writes <span style="font-weight: bold;">Lisa Bruni</span>. </span><br />

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10 Sep

The top 100 journalists on Twitter

<p>Daniel Romero, a PhD student at Cornell University, has created a list of the <a href="http://blogs.journalism.co.uk/2010/09/03/the-100-most-influential-news-media-twitter-accounts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">100 most influential news media accounts on Twitter</a>.<br />

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10 Sep

The glamour of grammar

<p>A new book by Poynter Institute scholar Roy Peter Clark aims to put the glamour back in grammar. He also offers up his favourite writing books.<br />

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9 Sep

Required Reading

<p>Here's a great jumping-off point for working journalists, teachers, students or anyone who wants to build a library of excellent journalism manuals and reference books. This list includes books on topics ranging from ethics to investigative reporting to online journalism, as well as some recommended stylebooks and grammar manuals.<br /> </p>

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