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Why j-schools should foster entrepreneurship

Journalism startups emerging in Canada is an exciting and welcome trend, writes Julie Ireton. But aside from that innovative thinking, j-schools need to become the incubator for a new, digital, innovative media…
Ask a Mentor: What are the essential tools for a journalist’s kitbag?

A Toronto student journalist asks what the essential tools are in a journalist’s bag. As Carl Meyer, foreign affairs reporter at Embassy Newspaper, writes, the tools range from must-have gadgets to the…
John Stackhouse joins C.D. Howe Institute, Munk School

Former Globe and Mail editor-in-chief John Stackhouse has joined the C.D. Howe Institute, a public policy think tank, and the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs as a senior fellow.
Why CUP needs to live

Yes, there is some uneasiness caused by CUP's diminishing finances, but the organization is in for an exciting transformation, writes national executive Jane Lytvynenko.
Canadian University Press appoints three industry pros to board of directors

Twitter Canada’s Steve Ladurantaye, Council of Ontario Universities’ Wendy McCann and National Campus and Community Radio Association’s Shelley Robinson will each sit for a one-year term.
Social media tips for community newspapers

Journalism is a tough job these days and running a smaller newsroom is among the toughest. Sun Media' digital content director Monique Beech shares her tips for leveraging social media for community…
Why CUP needs to die

I am a proud CUPpie and always will be, writes Robert Murray, but somewhere in the past decade, the Canadian University Press lost its way. When the large papers didn’t get the…
5 fundamentals journalists must understand about Twitter

While Twitter won’t say how many users there are in Canada, those who use it know it’s growing. So here are education editor Melanie Coulson's five fundamentals on Twitter that all journalists should…
Why my unpaid internship worked for me

Unpaid internships are not “free” work since you still get something valuable out of it—a byline, writes Andrew Snook.
CUP restructures further, relinquishes control of NASH conference

The Canadian University Press has eliminated its two full-time positions of president and national bureau chief and consolidated the work into one national executive position.