Archive
15 Dec

Taking cover: police posing as journalists

Most journalists don’t approve of police playing the press card in the name of investigation. To date, no formal restrictions exist in most of Canada’s police departments regarding police officers […]

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11 Dec

Nobody puts the web in a corner: new skills for students in a digital age

What’s the best way to tell this story? It’s a question that all Journalists 2.0 should be asking themselves these days—according to Jim Sheppard, the day editor at the Globe […]

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27 Nov

Paper dreams: the shift to recycled paper

In May 2008 Indigo Books & Music Inc., Canada’s largest magazine seller, published its Ancient Forest Friendly Paper Policy, which outlines a timeline for magazine and book vendors to introduce […]

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26 Nov

Fame, fortune, and party tickets

The National Magazine Awards is calling on submissions for the Best Student Writer category. Each year, the $1000 award is handed out to a winner who attends a gala in […]

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24 Nov

Dead, Schmead: An exciting time to be a journalist

Erin Rosa, a freelancer based in Colorado, recently wrote this article for the Columbia Journalism Review. In it, Rosa managed to salvage some of the spirit that still remains in […]

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24 Nov

Multimedia skills give journalists an edge in competitive job market

In journalism, having multimedia skills is comparable to being bilingual, said Globe and Mail day editor Jim Sheppard, during a visit with Carleton j-students. J-Source editor and Carleton prof Mary […]

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17 Nov

Jack Webster student journalism winners 2008

Seven B.C. students are the winners of the annual (since 2001) Jack Webster Foundation Student Journalism Awards. Aside from the fame, each student also receives $2,000 towards their tuition. The […]

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6 Nov

The battle of the mag conferences (and the demise of Masthead)

When Canada’s magazine about magazines, Masthead, folded last month, weak ad sales, small circulation and “structural changes in the market” were said to be to blame. In a report for […]

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5 Nov

The Future of Journalism in your living room!

On Nov. 6 from 7- 8:30 p.m. EST the Christian Science Monitor is hosting a live webcast to discuss the future of journalism. Video and audio links for the conversation- […]

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24 Oct

Video, and audio, and podcasts, oh my

The undergraduate broadcast students at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ont. have some podcasts to share, as well as links to articles of various interests on their website, The Pioneer.There’s also […]

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