Students' Lounge
Young, innovative journalists need not fear life after j-school. Rhiannon Russell explains some lessons that Digital First Media CEO John Paton explained at last week's CJF forum that could help those just starting out in the industry, including how to tell a newspaper boss that "you're doing it wrong."
Last Friday, Ezra Levant had two former Ryerson Journalism students on his show to talk about the school's liberal bias. Scaachi Koul responded with this editorial for the Ryerson Review of Journalism that shows that Levant might have got a few facts wrong.
Journalism schools aren't doing their students any favours by not teaching them how to be entrepreneurs in the field, according to Arik Ligeti, a third-year student at Carleton University. He explains how teaching students to create new ventures and sell themselves as freelancers will have a net benefit effect as more young people look to find work in non-traditional areas.
How does a student journalism conference handle a norovirus outbreak? In the way they know best: through social media. Emma Godmere, Canadian University Press national bureau chief, gives a first-person account of how she and her team used a myriad of digital tools to handle a situation that was unprecedented for them and what it was like as a journalist to become the subject of a national media story.
If you are interested in enrolling in a journalism program at any of Canada's universities or colleges, it's time to get your resumes, applications and portfolios together. The deadlines for applications are fast approaching.
The Internet and social media are not only changing journalism, but the ways journalism is taught as well. From looking for sources on Twitter to aggregating stories to online portfolios, students are learning to be journalists in fresh and flexible new ways. Veteran reporter and online consultant A. Adam Glenn lists 2011’s top six trends in journalism education.
Last summer, Marta Iwanek, Ashleigh Gaul and Samantha Anderson financed their own way to cover stories in the North for the Winter 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Now, they’re reflecting on their time in Canada's north for J-Source.
Across the globe this fall, protesters took to "occupying" spaces over what they felt were various social and financial injustices. But this package isn't about rehashing the demands of the "99%" — it's about taking a look at how journalism students across Canada joined — and at times, led — the discussion on the popular, yet divisive movement.
With the holidays fast approaching, now's the time to add a DSLR camera or iPhone to your wishlist. Lesley Salvadori, news media technical coordinator at Ryerson University, recommends some technical tools that will aid you throughout your journalism career.
Requesting interviews over Twitter: embracing #modernity or a big #fauxpas? Dan Reimold, journalism professor at Tampa University, offers some tips for when you should and should not use Twitter to gather interview subjects.
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Thank you, Thomas, I'll check it out.
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