Teaching Journalism – Page 2 – Canadian Journalism Foundation

Archive

1 Sep

Carleton’s Rwanda Initiative ends

An exchange program that allowed many Carleton University journalism students to do internships in Rwanda over the last five years has been suspended.The <a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/Lack+funds+scuttles+Carleton+Rwanda+journalism+exchange/5340257/story.html">Ottawa Citizen reports that the program known as the Rwanda Initiative was suspended for lack of funds</a>.

31 Aug

Teaching journalism in an age when news comes to you

Centennial College journalist in residence Lynne Russell examines the difficulties of teaching the latest crop of j-students -- many of whom believe their smart phones hold the keys to truth. <a href="http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2011/08/teaching-journalism-in-an-age-when-news-comes-to-you234">This article originally appeared on PBS MediaShift</a>.

26 Aug

Tenure track position open at Concordia

The Department of Journalism at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec invites applications for one tenure-track position in Journalism Studies. Candidates must be able to contribute to the department in three areas: teaching, research and administrative service. Specifically, candidates must be able to teach both academic and production courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

26 Aug

Full-time prof for new BCS degree program at Grant MacEwan

Grant MacEwan University's Centre for the Arts and Communications (CFAC) is seeking a Journalism faculty member to teach in the Bachelor of Communication Studies (BCS) degree program and to provide leadership in the implementation of this new degree. MacEwan offers over 70 different credentials (including seven baccalaureate degrees) to more than 40,000 students on four campuses in Edmonton, Alberta, one of Canada's most diverse, culturally advanced and economically vibrant cities.

3 Aug

J-schools and the digital age

Journalism educators everywhere are struggling to keep up with the rapid changes taking place in newsrooms and the media industry. <a href="http://merrill.umd.edu/">The University of Maryland's Philip Meril College of Journalism </a>is hosting a conference in October to bring journalists and educators together to discuss how well journalism schools are meeting the digital challenge.