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…
The launch of the new Apple iBooks Author tool is aimed at challenging the textbook publishing market. Wayne MacPhail argues the new platform also gives journalists a new opportunity to create innovative, media-rich and longform stories for the audience.
Journalism.co.uk has a handy list of things to do (and not to do) when you land an interview for a journalism job. Among them are the basics: Do your research, give examples, ask a few questions (but not too many!) and come with story ideas.
Imperial Oil commandite et participe au contenu de l'exposition «Énergie, le pouvoir de choisir» du Musée des sciences et de la technologie à Ottawa. La nouvelle est présentée comme une exclusivité par Radio-Canada ce matin. Pourtant, elle était en substance dans le magazine Maclean's le mois dernier.
Six media outlets in British Columbia will hand over thousands of photos and videos of last June’s Vancouver riots to police under a court order – but not before putting them online for readers to see.
Press Release from AMARC: January 17, 2012. The Middle East and North Africa Community Media Working Group, the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) the Community Media Network (CMN) in partnership with International Media Support (IMS), Oxfam Novib and EED SIDA, among others, organize the first international conference on Community Media and the Arab…
For many people, Toronto’s civic politics are more intriguing than they’ve been in over 30 years. Rhiannon Russell reports from the CJF-hosted “Fear and Loathing at City Hall” panel discussion where reporters opened up and debated Ford’s boycott of the Toronto Star, the mayor’s now-infamous 911 calls and the daily challenges of working the City…
Journalists have joined in on the Shit People Say Internet meme.
The Online Journalism Blog has listed 20 free ebooks on journalism that you can download to your e-reader.
There have been some interesting juxtapositions of images, editorial and advertising since the Costa Concordia ran aground last Friday off the coast of Italy.