The modern newsroom will necessarily include developers working side-by-side with journalists, and journalism schools need to adapt to that new reality, writes Canada.com homepage editor William Wolfe-Wylie. Sometimes that will be as a newsroom developer. Frequently, it will not be. Plus, take the poll: Should journalism schools teach coding? Tamara BalujaTamara Baluja is an award-winning…
One of Concordia University’s campus papers drew criticism for not using the word “plagiarism” in its initial apology for lifting passages from CUP, a non-profit cooperative of student newspapers, of which it is a member. Tamara BalujaTamara Baluja is an award-winning journalist with CBC Vancouver and the 2018 Michener-Deacon fellow for journalism education. She was…
A complete LinkedIn profile makes all the difference when journalists are looking for work, says social media strategy consultant Neal Schaffer, author of Maximize Your Social: A One-Stop Guide to Building a Social Media Strategy for Marketing and Business Success. Tamara BalujaTamara Baluja is an award-winning journalist with CBC Vancouver and the 2018 Michener-Deacon fellow for…
The University of New Brunswick campus newspaper has been unable to put out a print edition following a strike by professors, instructors and librarians. But a new deal with the Canadian University Press’ national advertising partner, Free Media, means the Brunswickan has enough money to publish print editions for at least the next five weeks.…
Missed the CUP conference last week? J-Source pulled together the highlights from the four-day conference on topics as varied as drone journalism, crime reporting, working from disaster zones and keynote speeches by Toronto Star reporter Robyn Doolittle, Edmonton Journal editor Margo Goodhand and Sun News Network host Ezra Levant. Tamara BalujaTamara Baluja is an award-winning journalist with CBC Vancouver…
Every year, CUP hosts a national conference that attracts more than 300 young journalists like you from across the country. Today's topics include: Business journalism; a keynote speech by Edmonton mayor Don Iveson; Pitching for magazines; Writing book reviews; Disaster reporting and a final keynote speech by Sun News Network host Ezra Levant. Tamara BalujaTamara…
Every year, CUP hosts a national conference that attracts more than 300 young journalists like you from across the country. Today's topics include: crime reporting; a keynote speech from Margo Goodhand at the Edmonton Journal; and print design. Tamara BalujaTamara Baluja is an award-winning journalist with CBC Vancouver and the 2018 Michener-Deacon fellow for journalism…
The Canadian Business internship is an opportunity for young journalists to obtain real-world, on-the-job training at a monthly magazine. Tamara BalujaTamara Baluja is an award-winning journalist with CBC Vancouver and the 2018 Michener-Deacon fellow for journalism education. She was the associate editor for J-Source from 2013-2014.
Every year, CUP hosts a national conference that attracts more than 300 young journalists from across the country. Today's topics include: The changing face of mainstream sports journalism; Drone journalism; Social Media in Reporting: Legal Restrictions and Considerations; Who gets a voice? Journalism and social change; and a keynote speech by Mark Coatney of Al…
Every year, CUP hosts a national conference that attracts more than 300 young journalists from across the country. The keynote speaker today is Robyn Doolittle, a city hall reporter at the Toronto Star. Doolittle has broken some of the most talked about stories in Toronto over the last few years, including a year-and-a-long investigation into…