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9 Sep

Back to school: How to land a job out of j-school

<p><em>Wondering how to land a coveted job out of j-school? Here in J-source, CBC's <strong>Justin Grant</strong> explains how he went from the classroom, to an internship, to a job in a newsroom within weeks of graduation, and shares some tips on surviving in the real world.</em></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/justincbc_0.png" title="" /></p>

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14 Aug

Spec on the Spot: Newspaper takes reporting back to the basics

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Spec on the Spot Molly Hayes.png" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Eric Mark Do</strong></p><p>Imagine a slow summer news day and your assignment editor asks you to write something — anything to fill the page. It’s the dreaded streeter assignment. And yet it’s exactly the back-to-basics reporting that is earning the <em>Hamilton Spectator </em>kudos from its readers. </p>

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13 Aug

Live blog: Real-Time Content In Journalism School

<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="800" src="http://embed.scribblelive.com/Embed/v5.aspx?Id=169001&ThemeId=11022" style="border: 1px solid #000" width="700"></iframe></p>

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9 Aug

How some student newspapers have made drastic changes to survive the drop in advertising

<p><strong style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; line-height: 15.994318008422852px;">By Josh Dehaas, Editor of <em>Maclean's On Campus</em></strong></p>

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31 Jul

$25,000 in goods stolen from Oregon journalism and media students in Ghana

<p>A group of journalism and media students working in Africa are devastated after thousands of dollars worth of <a href="http://www.collegemediamatters.com/2013/07/29/oregon-journalism-media-students-in-ghana-robbed-of-25000-in-electronics-years-of-memories/">equipment was stolen from them</a> <a href="http://www.collegemediamatters.com/2013/07/29/oregon-journalism-media-students-in-ghana-robbed-of-25000-in-electronics-years-of-memories/">as they slept</a>.</p>

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29 Jul

New app to provide real-time audio editing and collaboration, ‘like Google Docs’

<p>Audio editing news pieces can be  time-consuming, so a group has collaborated to create a mobile phone app — which is still being tested — to streamline the process “like Google Docs for audio.”</p>

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23 Jul

Newsana is looking for community interns for the fall term (unpaid)

<p>Newsana - a leading news/community startup - is looking for two rock star interns to help us redefine the news industry.</p>

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15 Jul

Canadian Media Guild seeks a staff rep for Western Canada

<p>The Canadian Media Guild has an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to make a difference in both the union and media worlds. We are seeking an energetic and self-motivated Staff Representative for our Western regional office, which serves members from Manitoba to British Columbia and the North.</p><p>The position is currently located in Vancouver but the location is negotiable.</p><p>The deadline is Friday, August 30, 2013.</p>

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4 Jul

How to ‘wow’ during a newsroom internship interview

<p><strong>By Melanie Coulson</strong></p><p>Recently I was contacted by a candidate who had been short-listed for the Ottawa Citizen’s year-long internship opportunities.</p><p>(Note: all our interns are paid positions. Understatement: <a href="http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/27/court-case-awakens-sleeping-giant-of-unpaid-internships/" target="_blank" title="U.S. federal judge rules Fox Searchlight's internships violated labour laws" rel="noopener">This has become a hot topic recently</a>.)</p>

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4 Jul

Shades of language: Looking into Canadian media coverage of Quebec

<p><strong>By Shannon O’Reilly, </strong><strong>for <a href="http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/557432"><em>Convergence</em></a></strong></p><p>Pauline Marois hadn’t even been sworn in as Quebec’s new premier before debate began that a move to ensure French as the predominant language would mean a lesser voice for the En­glish speaking population.</p>

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