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So, you want to teach journalism

This tipsheet from a journalist-turned-teacher acts as a great checklist for anyone making the transition from the newsroom to the classroom, covering everything from syllabus preparation to student management.…
Five steps to multimedia reporting

This site offers a series of tutorials for journalists who want to learn how to produce stories in the field using audio, video, photos and web design tools. The detailed instruction about shooting and editing video and audio make this…
No Train No Gain: A library of resources for j-trainers

No Train, No Gain is a website initiated by a Freedom Forum report in 1993 in which newsroom trainers provide a huge range of resources for newsroom trainers which could be useful to journalism educators. The site offers training tips…
Online journalism awards

Each year the Online News Association and the USC Annenberg School for Communication issue awards in a wide range of categories honoring excellence in digital journalism. The link above provides a list of links to the the most recent finalists…
Bourses étudiantes

Bourse des anciens étudiants en journalisme Cette bourse est offerte à l’appui de l’engagement de l’université envers la promotion sociale [et est] réservée aux Autochtones canadiens et aux Afro-canadiens seulement à leur première année d’études au programme de baccalauréat en…
The challenge facing journalism school deans

The University of Florida is thinking about the future of journalism education and its own program, as it seeks a new dean. The challenges it faces are the same as those faced by all journalism schools these days. What should…
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 differences are the relatively stronger role of government in Canada;…
Teaching journalism via computer games

Two university professors in Minnesota are using a graphically-sophisticated computer game, produced by a Canadian gaming company, in which the students transform the medieval wizards and rogues into news editors, reporters, and other modern characters. They roleplay their way through…
Notes from a teacher

Mark Hamilton is a former journalist and currently a journalism instructor in Vancouver, B.C.…
Teaching online journalism

This blog is by Mindy McAdams, the Knight chair in journalism technologies and the democratic process at the University of Florida, in Gainsville, and well-known online as a leading new media educator. It is a fabulous resource for anyone teaching…

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