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Back to school: Why being a journalism student is like preparing for the gold rush

A recent Wilfrid Laurier University journalism grad advises students to learn all the hard skills they can while still in school, whether inside or outside of the classroom.
Back to school: Do students need a journalism degree? An examination of journalism education as an industry transforms

One might deduce that the debate over the future of journalism education is related to speculation about the future of the industry. But in fact, the debate been going on since journalism…
Back to school: Loyalist-Trent journalism program unveils its massive new newsroom

Trent University and Loyalist College officially launched a news bureau Wednesday as part of a joint journalism program run by the two schools. Jane Harrison, director of special projects and former dean of Loyalist’s…
Opinion: We Need a Digital-First Curriculum to Teach Modern Journalism

Cindy Royal, journalism professor at Texas State University, identifies three guiding principles for journalism schools attempting to conceptualize an entirely new curriculum around digital and data-driven communication.
Best practices for live chats

Sun Media's national media manager Monique Beech shares some of her tips for live blogging and keeping readers engaged.
Opinion: J-schools should innovate by prioritizing research and discovery instead of waiting for industry to dictate its needs

As a recent Poynter study suggests, journalists and educators have always disagreed about the value and scope of journalism education. For real innovation, j-schools should look to other academic disciplines, not just…
Live blog: Real-Time Content In Journalism School

As real-time content becomes increasingly important in the world of journalism, professors are embracing the digital world and bringing liveblogs into the classroom. It can be intimidating using new programs to create…
How some student newspapers have made drastic changes to survive the drop in advertising

Canadian student newspapers have been hit hard by the same decline in print advertising that’s hurt many newspapers in recent years and that means big changes are coming this fall to how…
$25,000 in goods stolen from Oregon journalism and media students in Ghana

A group of journalism and media students working in Africa are devastated after thousands of dollars worth of equipment was stolen from them as they slept. The students (16 in total) were…
New app to provide real-time audio editing and collaboration, ‘like Google Docs’

Audio editing news pieces can be time-consuming, so a group has collaborated to create a mobile phone app — which is still being tested — to streamline the process “like Google Docs…