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8 Mar

Ryerson Review of Journalism cutting down to single annual issue effective immediately

<p> </p><p>Since the RRJ was founded in 1984, it has published two issues a year with a few exceptions. <a href="http://www.rrj.ca/m26975/">That will stop immediately</a>, said publisher and chair of the Ryerson School of Journalism, Ivor Shapiro.</p>

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11 Feb

RTDNF scholarship applications open

<p> </p><p>The Radio-Television News Directors Foundation has opened applications for <a href="http://rtndf.rtndaawards.com/">its 2013 scholarships</a>.</p>

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7 Feb

Copy editors laid off more than other newsroom staffers—but can newspapers’ credibility afford the cut?

<p><em>Newspapers looking to cut fat from their newsrooms often turn to laying off those who don't produce content—such as copy editors. But, as <strong>Natascia Lypny</strong> asks, can their credibility afford the cut?</em></p><p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lWr_dB05GC8" width="560"></iframe></p>

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30 Jan

The issues facing Canadian University Press and how it intends to tackle them

<p>At 75-years old, student newspaper co-op Canadian University Press has seen better days.</p><p> </p><p>In the past two years, a sizeable contingent of its founding members has left the organization; gone are the <em>McGill Daily</em>, the <em>Manitoban</em>, the <em>Link</em> and the <em>Dalhousie Gazette</em>, joining the <em>Varsity**</em> on CUP's former-members bench. That these papers were also paying the highest fees toward CUP is not a mutually exclusive phenomenon.</p>

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30 Jan

NASH75 plenary tackles membership fees and increasing staff terms

<p>Further to <a href="/article/issues-facing-canadian-university-press-and-how-it-intends-tackle-them" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tracey Lindeman's story on the challenges facing CUP</a>:</p><p> </p><script src="//storify.com/traceylindeman/nash75-canadian-university-press.js"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/traceylindeman/nash75-canadian-university-press" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the story "Nash75 - Canadian University Press" on Storify</a>]</noscript>

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30 Jan

High school student paper publishes despite extracurricular cuts: Q&A with Proxy editor-in-chief Sabina Wex

<p>Teachers across Ontario are boycotting extra-curricular activities — including the supervision of student newspaper production — as a form of protest in the ongoing contract dispute with the government.</p><p>But students at North Collegiate Toronto Institute will still get their news.</p>

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21 Jan

Clean up your copy: 15 common writing errors

<p> </p><p><strong><em>By Jaclyn Law</em></strong></p><p>This crash course in copy editing will help you identify common problems in your writing, power up your prose and find solutions for copy conundrums. </p><p>Here are 15 common copy errors and how to solve them:</p><p> </p>

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17 Jan

7.5 take-aways from Canadian University Press #NASH75

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/CUP NASH.JPG" title="" /><i>The student press was alive and well at Canadian University Press's 75th annual conference. (Photo: Belinda Alzner)</i></p><p style=""> </p>

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16 Jan

Western University Students’ Council vs. student newspaper The Gazette on campus space, press freedom

<script src="//storify.com/jsource/western-gazette-faces-threats-to-its-press-freedom.js?header=false&border=false"></script><noscript>[<a href="//storify.com/jsource/western-gazette-faces-threats-to-its-press-freedom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">View the story "Western Gazette faces threats to its press freedom" on Storify</a>]</noscript>

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16 Jan

The Great Wall: Canadian dailies and online subscriptions

<p><img src="http://kjr.kingsjournalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Blenmancover1.jpg" /></p><p><strong>By Joy Blenman in the <em><a href="http://kjr.kingsjournalism.com/?p=12159" target="_blank" rel="noopener">King's Journalism Review</a></em></strong></p><p>"I've never bought a physical newspaper," says a journalism student at the University of King's College.</p><p>“Is that something you’re proud of?” replies John Honderich.  He’s the chairman of Torstar Corporation, which owns the Toronto Star, among other publications.</p>

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