Archive
13 Apr

The newbie’s guide to covering religion

With so many different religious sects in Canada, it can be difficult to know what kind of behaviour to adopt when you’re reporting on a tight deadline, especially if you’re […]

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8 Apr

U.S. starts to crack down on unpaid internships

It often seems like the dreaded unpaid internship is just a sad reality, but according to a recent New York Times article, the preponderance of expected free labour has risen […]

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6 Apr

Ken Whyte versus the RRJ

Not 24 hours after a Ryerson Review of Journalism story on publisher Kerry Mitchell went online, Rogers publisher Ken Whyte sent a letter to the editor expressing his “disappointment” with […]

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31 Mar

Is journalism school becoming an endangered species?

Despite the shrinking papers and shrinking bankbooks, demand for an education in journalism is soaring, and competition for a classroom spot (like that for careers in journalism) is fierce. But […]

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30 Mar

To tweet or not to tweet?

Last Monday, Carleton University’s School of Journalism participated in a class experiment in Twitter. As result, the school’s political reporting course topped Twitter’s Canadian trends for the day. But is […]

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29 Mar

Pearls of wisdom for the j-school class of 2010

It’s almost April, which for many jschoolers means the end of an era. You’ve spent two, three or four years taking notes, transcribing tapes, filing copy and discussing whatever news […]

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29 Mar

Hot off the presses: RRJ spring issue

Can’t wait to get your paws on a copy of the latest Ryerson Review of Journalism? Advance copies of the spring 2010 issue are free to anyone who swings by […]

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23 Mar

UBC student paper prints special colours issue

Last week, the University of British Columbia’s student paper, The Ubyssey, published a special issue—the Colours Issue—that features articles exploring race and diversity at the Vancouver-based school. The series features […]

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16 Mar

How to negotiate the best j-school offer

Rebecca Cheung offers tips for students faced with competing offers from graduate j-schools. (And you thought applying was difficult.) The hundreds of students who applied to graduate programs in journalism […]

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8 Mar

Make employers take notice

When discussing young Canadian journalists, many tend to fall into the trap of referring to name brand j-schools (J-Source is often at fault too), but the reality is that there […]

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