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20 Sep

Demand the experience you want from journalism school

Journalism schools do their best to give students a well-rounded education and to prepare them for the real world, but those who set the curricula are generally neither 21 nor […]

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18 Sep

Canadian Living Journalism Prize program announced

Canadian Living has launched a new program that aims to foster excellence among journalism students in the form of a joint internship-writing contest program. The best part? The program actually […]

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13 Sep

Great advice your professors might not give you

Journalism school is an excellent place to learn the tricks of the trade, but there are still a few things you’re unlikely to figure out until you’re out in the […]

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11 Sep

Wordstock focusing on journalism tools this year

New media expert Robb Montgomery, CEO of Chicago-based Visual Editors Inc., is set to be the main speaker at this year’s Wordstock, an annual professional development day for journalists held […]

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9 Sep

Everything you learned in high school English is wrong

Many moons ago, on my very first day of journalism school at Ryerson, my professor asked my class why we wanted to be there. Most responses started with something along […]

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8 Sep

What journalists think about information interviews

Colleen Tang asked working journalists how they felt being asked to do information interviews, if they expect anything from the person requesting the interview and if they think these interviews […]

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7 Sep

Back to school: Great web tools to make the school year smoother

While many first years’ backpacks will be stuffed to the brim with notebooks, staplers, computers, calculators, whistles, colouring pencils, Kleenex, first aid kits, granola bars and whatever else the  university […]

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2 Sep

The skills that will get you hired

Marissa Nelson, senior editor, digital news at thestar.com tells young journalists what skills newsroom managers are looking for and how to exploit the digital savvy you already have. When I […]

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2 Sep

How to stand-out at j-school

We asked some of the top journalism profs across Canada for their top piece of advice for students. Follow these tips to get the most out of your program. READ! […]

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17 Aug

How to choose a j-program

Choosing the right journalism school or program is more challenging than ever, given the changes in the industry and the uncertainty about the future of journalism as we know it. This […]

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