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9 May

Canadian Association of Journalists conference Day 1

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29 Apr

Why j-schools should foster entrepreneurship

<p><strong>By Julie Ireton</strong></p><p>No one has to tell new and recent journalism school grads it’s a tight job market. Many are going from internships to freelance to contract jobs in an attempt to fulfill a burning desire to stay in journalism. But more often than not, it’s actually waiting tables or bartending that pays the bills.</p><p>These 20-somethings want more—but believe it or not, they don’t necessarily want a mainstream media gig.</p>

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28 Apr

Ask a Mentor: What are the essential tools for a journalist’s kitbag?

<p><em>Ask a Mentor is a collaboration between J-Source and the Canadian Association of Journalists. The goal of the section is to provide advice to journalists and journalism students who may not have direct access to a mentor or subject matter expert on a particular topic.</em></p><p><strong>QUESTION</strong>:</p>

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16 Apr

John Stackhouse joins C.D. Howe Institute, Munk School

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-thumbnail inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/thumbnail/images/John Stackhouse_2.JPG" title="" />Former <em>Globe and Mail</em> editor-in-chief John Stackhouse has joined the C.D. Howe Institute, a public policy think tank, and the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs as a senior fellow. </p><p>Stackhouse was replaced at the <em>Globe</em> by David Walmsley last month, and no reason was provided for his departure at the time.</p>

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14 Apr

Social media tips for community newspapers

<p><strong>By Monique Beech, Sun Media digital content director</strong></p><p>I had the distinct pleasure of addressing a group of journalists at the <a href="http://www.ocna.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ontario Community Newspapers Association’s</a> annual convention. Journalism is a tough job these days and running a smaller newsroom is among the toughest. I tried to offer this group a basic social media strategy that they could take back to their newsrooms.</p><p>Here it is:</p>

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11 Apr

5 fundamentals journalists must understand about Twitter

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Twitter.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Melanie Coulson, Education Editor</strong></p><p>Such a lovely, silly name for such an important social media tool.</p>

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9 Apr

5 fundamental things journalists must understand about Facebook

<p><img align="left" alt="" class="imagecache-medium inline-image" hspace="10" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/medium/images/Facebook_2.JPG" title="" /></p><p><strong>By Melanie Coulson, Education editor</strong></p><p>I’m not denying that Twitter is sexy. Something about those 140 characters is so alluring. Perhaps it’s the challenge of displaying wit and intellect in a soundbite.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/mel_coulson" target="_blank" title="Follow me on Twitter!" rel="noopener">I love Twitter</a>, don’t get me wrong.</p>

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7 Apr

Live blog: What’s life like after j-school?

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27 Mar

When data journalism projects take unexpected turns

<p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Followthemoney_0.JPG" title="" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><em>A graphic that was produced by Carleton University journalism students and CBC</em></p>

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27 Mar

Live blog: Becoming a successful freelance journalist

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