Archive
21 Mar

Online journalism wikis

The Annenberg Online Journalism Review has posted these articles on online journalism and how to write for the Web. The articles include tips for writers, tools and glossaries for the […]

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16 Mar

Math test for journalists

An online quiz (with answers) for journalists and journalism students to test their ability to do the kinds of basic calculations they are often required to do for their news […]

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16 Mar

Write your headlines for an intelligent friend

A useful set of tips for writing better headlines from Sharon Burnside, the Assistant Managing Editor for the Toronto Star.

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16 Mar

Paul McLaughlin’s interviewing tips

A list of useful tips about preparing for and conducting effective interviews for reporters prepared by Paul McLaughlin, one of Canada’s well-known instructors and authors on interviewing for journalists.

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16 Mar

Another math test for journalists

A second math test for journalists by Steve Doig at Arizona State University who admits to being inspired by the test at “Math test for journalists.“

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16 Mar

Teaching numeracy

This site called Statistics Every Writer Should Know provides a simple guide to understanding basic statistics for journalists who might not know math. It’s put together by Robert Niles, a […]

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21 Feb

The challenge of teaching business journalism

An article by a Mark Anderson, a teacher at Algonquin College in Ottawa, about the special challenges of making young journalism students see the value in learning business journalism. The […]

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21 Feb

CBC’s index of great interviews

The new CBC.ca inludes a page of links to a collection of interviews with great Canadians. The collection includes both radio and television interviews. A terrific resource.

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21 Feb

Loosening lips

Pulitzer-prize winning reporter, Eric Nalder, formerly of the Seattle Times, now with the San Jose Mercury News, has given workshops on interviewing to reporters for years. His tips for doing […]

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21 Feb

Online news terms

A helpful glossary of definitions from the Online Journalism Review about the common jargon used in Web journalism.

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