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9 Sep

Back to school: How to land a job out of j-school

<p><em>Wondering how to land a coveted job out of j-school? Here in J-source, CBC's <strong>Justin Grant</strong> explains how he went from the classroom, to an internship, to a job in a newsroom within weeks of graduation, and shares some tips on surviving in the real world.</em></p><p><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/justincbc_0.png" title="" /></p>

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26 Aug

Opinion: We Need a Digital-First Curriculum to Teach Modern Journalism

<p><strong>By Cindy Royal, for <em>PBS MediaShift</em></strong></p><p>At the annual meeting of the <a href="http://aejmc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication</a> in Washington, D.C., earlier this month, one panel addressed adding programming skills to the curriculum: “<a href="http://blog.webjournalist.org/2013/08/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Why All Your Students Must Be Programmers</a>.”</p>

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19 Sep

J-Source back-to-school 2012 roundup

<p>Did you miss any of our back-to-school coverage? No worries — <strong>Belinda Alzner </strong>has rounded up all of the resources J-Source put together for instructors and students this fall to help everyone have a successful school year.</p><p><a href="http://j-source.ca/article/back-school-instructors-resources-edition"><img alt="" class="imagecache-large inline-image" src="http://j-source.ca/sites/www.j-source.ca/files/imagecache/large/images/Instructors_0.png" title="" /></a></p>

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12 Sep

How much do freelance journalists make?

<p> </p><p><em>In a follow-up to our piece about <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/how-much-do-journalists-make">how much journalists earn</a> at a number of mainstream media companies, <strong>Nicole Cohen</strong> takes a look at wages for freelance journalists, for whom the picture is not so rosy. She explains how the money breaks down and what initiatives are being taken in a sector of the industry where wages have been stagnant since the 1980s. </em></p><p><strong>By Nicole Cohen</strong></p>

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7 Sep

J-school survival tips from students and grads

<p><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">Journalism school: While it may be exciting, and your first taste of the adrenaline rush that comes with breaking a story, chasing a lead or landing that big interview, it can also be daunting. What are streeters and standups? Why are they important? How do you find the right source and get them to talk to you? And how the heck do you get a job when you’re done all of this?</span></p>

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5 Sep

J-Source’s third annual back-to-school J-Quiz

<p>Are you ready for another school year? Get rid of summer’s mental dust bunnies, sharpen your virtual pencils and take J-Source’s third annual back-to-school J-Quiz (Hint: You can prepare by reading our handy guide to <a href="http://j-source.ca/article/end-summer-roundup-biggest-j-stories-you-might-have-missed">the summer’s biggest j-stories</a>, where all of the answers can be found.) </p>

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5 Sep

Back-to-School: Student resources edition

<p> </p><p>Back-to-school can be a time of mixed emotions for students. Whether you’re a first-year j-school student or a returning one, you’re not alone if you’re feeling excited, anxious, nervous and maybe a little afraid.</p>

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5 Sep

Five things I wish I knew before starting j-school

<p><em>Welcome to j-school, new students of 2012 — you need not fear under-preparedness. In an effort to help new students start off on the right foot, J-Source’s summer reporter and fourth-year Ryerson journalism student <strong>Angelina Irinici</strong> recalls the five things she wishes someone had told her before she started journalism school.</em></p><p><strong>1.</strong><strong>You’ll need thicker skin</strong></p>

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29 Aug

How much do journalists make?

<p><em>“I’m in it to find the truth/hold power to account/tell peoples’ stories — not for the money” will surely be the answer you get if you ask a journalist why he or she is in the industry. But realistically, how much can a journalist expect to make throughout his or her career? <strong>Angelina Irinici</strong> and <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> found the numbers for a number of mainstream media organizations.  </em></p><p> </p>

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29 Aug

End-of-summer roundup: The biggest j-stories you might have missed

<p><em>Summer brings with it a whole slew of distractions, but now that September is just around the corner, it’s time to catch up on the things you may have missed. <strong>Belinda Alzner</strong> rounds up some of the biggest stories about the Canadian journalism industry that were talked about on J-Source this summer.</em></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Paywalls, paywalls, paywalls</strong></p>

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