Students' Lounge
Aug 16, 2007
- Posted by Robert
Cribb
QUESTION: Can I use quotes from e-mail listservs and online newsgroups in my articles? Alan Bass, chair of the journalism school at Thompson Rivers University and moderator of the Canadian Association of Journalists listserv, responds.
Aug 14, 2007
- Posted by Bill
Reynolds
In a recent edition of The Tyee Elaine Corden, a freelance writer, comments on the success (or failure) of CBC’s latest ventures aimed at attracting a new fresh-faced audience to the aging broadcaster.
Aug 13, 2007
- Posted by Heather
McCall
Journalism education is not keeping up with the new media demands of the industry, according to a survey of newspaper managing editors conducted by David Wendelken and Toni B. Mehling of James Madison University. Wendelken presented his findings at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications annual convention on August 10, citing costs, lack of new media teaching skills and student resistance as probable causes for the gap. In related news, the Cox Center's annual Survey of Journalism and Mass Communication Graduates found that the US job market recovery that began two years ago seems to have stalled.
Aug 08, 2007
- Posted by Heather
McCall
Everyone knows that filing on time is important, but without the structured environment of a newsroom freelancers can fall prey to procrastination. In this J-Source exclusive, Nova Scotia newspaper editor Lezlie Lowe argues that meeting deadlines is a freelancer's first and best tool for survival and suggests strategies for staying ahead.
Aug 01, 2007
- Posted by Heather
McCall
A database of all the student publications across Canada compiled by Titus Gregory, a student at Simon Fraser University, resides at the StudentUnion.ca site. Read on for additional information about each publication.
Apr 12, 2007
- Posted by David
Hutton
Wikipedia has a fairly comprehensive database of student newspapers from around the world.
Apr 10, 2007
- Posted by David
Hutton
Wikipedia has a comprehensive list of student newspapers in Canada, complete with a long history of each of the publications and their controversial articles and comics.
Mar 08, 2007
- Posted by David
Hutton
Students in Canada produce more than 120 publications -- from student newspapers to journalism school publications to a professional magazine. Here, you'll find links to these student publications, student journalism news, and reflections on the job from student journalists and editors from across the country. The Student Newscentre is a new project and will always be a work in progress. Please send us content tips through comments or tell us what you think.
Mar 08, 2007
- Posted by Brian
Gabrial
The editor of Ryerson's award-winning, independent student newspaper The Eyeopener explains how reporter doggedness and an important change in Access to Information (ATI) helped the paper hold the university accountable to the public regarding the contracts it awards private companies.
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