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17 Oct

CUP guide to self-editing

Self-editing can be the most annoying and pointless step in the writing process if it is not done correctly. If you do it right, though, your editors will love you […]

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17 Oct

Carl Wilson on writing a good lede

Journalism, H.L. Mencken once said, is literature in a hurry. As an instant novelist, then, every sentence you write should grab the reader’s interest, impart vital information, clarify obscure angles […]

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17 Oct

News writing: the basics

A news story doesn’t begin with the first interview or the opening paragraph. It starts with background research. The Canadian University Press breaks down newswriting for beginner journalists in this […]

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17 Oct

Getting to know the student paper

So you’ve walked into your student newspaper office. You’ve spoken with an editor or two and maybe even been assigned a story. Now what? The Canadian University Press provides the […]

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30 Aug

Freshman fever

Graphic: James Bouthillier, c/o The Link at Concordia University. In this piece for Globe & Mail’s 2005 “University Report,” Concordia sophomore journalism student Catherine Sherriffs offers frosh a glimpse of […]

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27 Aug

Summer interns sprout, grow, blossom

Saskatoon StarPhoenix arts columnist Cam Fuller reflects on his many years working with summer interns. An intern himself in the 1970s he waxes poetic about how some things have changed […]

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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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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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12 May

Journalism education overview

The online education guide provides an overview of an education in journalism: why do it, what it gets you, trends, and skills.

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12 May

How j-school students see the future

Journalism.org takes a look at the future, through the eyes of some recent journalism graduates. The future is rosy right now. Despite big metros not hiring as they once did, […]

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