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The challenges of teaching journalism in Liberia

With classes so full that students spill out in the hallways and equipment that’s constantly breaking, teaching journalism in Liberia is not easy, says Janice Neil, who went to the West African…
Postmedia hiring summer interns

Postmedia News is prowling for talented, creative and high-energy students to join our newsroom in the summer of 2014. Successful candidates cover federal politics for 12 weeks for Postmedia websites and newspapers across…
Apply for the E.U-Canada Young Journalist Award

The EU-Canada Young Journalist Award (YJA) was created to recognize outstanding journalistic potential among Canadian students. Since 2001, three students are selected every year to participate in a week-long study tour of…
Exploring new channels for journalism education over Twitter

Talk about using different channels to discuss journalism education. On Dec. 10, PBS' MediaShift hosted a twitter discussion that explored new channels for journalism education. Using the hashtag #edshift, Katy Culver, professor…
Amanda Lang: Students should give business journalism a chance

Does the thought of numbers and financial markets scare you? Ryerson journalism student Haaruun Dhubat interviewed Amanda Lang, of the Lang and O’Leary Exchange, on how she got into the field without…
If local news will be the saviour of Canadian journalism, what are you going to do about it, broadcasters?

With the Local Programming Improvement Fund set to dry up next year, television networks must find ways to cover news outside big cities without blowing the budget. But cheaper isn't always better, writes…
What we lose when newspapers give up on beat reporting

As general assignment becomes the norm in newsrooms, publishers save money while the journalism—and the readers—suffer, writes Lisa Coxon for the Ryerson Review of Journalism
Headline writing: how to make things go viral

For decades newspapers have employed journalists whose sole purpose was to write a beautiful headline. But in an increasingly online world, Education Editor Melanie Coulson says what you write is meaningless if it…
Ingram: What journalists must do when information is everywhere

Journalists need to embrace their changing role as a trusted curator and aggregator of news, Mathew Ingram said at a recent event in Ottawa. Education editor Melanie Coulson reports.
Behind-the-scenes: How UBC journalism students uncovered the roots of global illegal logging

Reporting from Russia, Indonesia and Cameroon, UBC journalism students covered the $30-billion global trade in illegal logging. Keith Rozendal explains some of the global journalism practices and perspectives he gained as a…