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14 Aug

Journalism schools out-of-date

An article from Insidehighered.com about how journalism schools are falling behind and failing to adapt to the new media world. As a result, students are not learning the skills they […]

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10 Apr

A great tool for getting feedback on courses

If you want feedback from students about your teaching or find out whether they understood aspects of a lesson or lessons and you don’t want to wait for the formal […]

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20 Feb

Journalism education in Canada vs. the U.S.

A paper published in Journalism Studies in 2001 that argues there are striking similarities between the U.S. and Canadian systems of journalism education, as well as significant differences. Among the […]

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20 Feb

Teaching the future of journalism

“When it comes to teaching convergence, it’s no longer ‘if’ but ‘how,'” says this Online Journalism Review piece based in part on discussions at a Poynter Institute seminar. For one […]

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26 Sep

The Bookshelf

Journalism Journalism – The Democratic Craftby G. Stuart Adam and Roy Peter Clark An anthology and textbook for instructors who want to integrate journalism theory and practice. It begins with […]

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20 Sep

A reflective model for teaching journalism

This is a conference paper prepared for the first JourNet international conference on Professional Education for the Media that took place in Newcastle, Australia, in 2004. The paper outlines a […]

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30 Aug

Notes towards a definition of journalism

In the opening to his essay on the education of journalists, Canadian journalism educator, G. Stuart Adam writes: “Journalism is made; it doesn’t just happen. So the language we use […]

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30 Aug

J-schools step up investigative reporting instruction

Five American universities have found a way to work together so students can learn to do large-scale investigative reporting projects.

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13 Dec

J-schools more vital than ever

ByRobert Washburn There is a generation of journalists who love to regale j-school students with stories about working their way up the ladder without any formal journalism training. The tales […]

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