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14 Aug

Why youth are tuning CBC out

In a recent edition of The Tyee Elaine Corden, a freelance writer, comments on the success (or failure) of CBC’s latest ventures aimed at attracting a new fresh-faced audience to […]

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14 Aug

Journalism schools out-of-date

An article from Insidehighered.com about how journalism schools are falling behind and failing to adapt to the new media world. As a result, students are not learning the skills they […]

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13 Aug

J-schools aren’t embracing new media: U.S. study

Journalism education is not keeping up with the new media demands of the industry, according to a survey of newspaper managing editors conducted by David Wendelken and Toni B. Mehling of […]

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8 Aug

Deadlines: it’s make or break for freelancers

by Lezlie Lowe Do you own a calendar and know where to locate it? Yes, you say? Then you’re already a step ahead of scads of freelance journalists out there […]

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1 Aug

Student publications in Canada

Non-j-school publications ArthurArthur is a Canadian student newspaper, often referred to as The Arthur. It is the official organ of the Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. More»  The AquinianThe Aquinian […]

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16 Jul

RRJ Summer 2007 issue now online

The Summer 2007 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism is now online. The first featured article is a portrait of journalist and author Sylvia Fraser that explores the acclaimed writer’s personal reporting style. Other […]

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9 Jun

Tighter Budgets Slashing Internships

Faced with tighter budgets, many newspapers across Canada and the U.S. are offering fewer internships. This Poynter Institute article explores the reasons for the cuts through interviews with U.S. newspaper editors

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3 Jun

Student journalists uncover imposter

The story of a young woman who successfully assumed the identity of a Stanford student despite the fact that she was never enrolled was broken group of student journalists. The […]

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23 May

Landing a top editing job by 2010

Ed 2010 is a group of young j-school grads who’ve pooled their resources, knowledge and job gossip together to help reach their goals of landing a top editing job at […]

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22 May

Western student paper loses independence over spoof issue

Maclean’s goes in depth with the latest on the Western Gazette, the student newspaper from the University of Western Ontario. The university’s administration passed a motion that gives them the […]

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