As Quebec students protest tuition hikes and student associations go on strike, Colette Brin, professor at Laval University, takes a look at how student media are covering the events and, essentially, themselves.
Online Universities' blog has compiled this comprehensive list of Twitter chats for young journos to participate in. From getting help with your writing to learning more about the publishing industry, this list has got you covered.
One of The Grid's senior editors is offering a four-week workshop on writing as a business.
Belinda Alzner sat down with Digital First Media CEO John Paton for an exclusive interview where the front-man of the second-largest newspaper company in the United States talked about his digital first, print last strategy and how he doesn't see Canadian newspapers investing in their digital products. Rhiannon Russell also reports on Paton’s advice for young journalists.
Young, innovative journalists need not fear life after j-school. Rhiannon Russell explains some lessons that Digital First Media CEO John Paton explained at last week's CJF forum that could help those just starting out in the industry, including how to tell a newspaper boss that "you're doing it wrong."
Classroom clickers: technology for technology’s sake or a helpful teaching tool? Bruce Gillespie, assistant professor in the journalism program at Wilfrid Laurier-Brantford, explains how using "clickers" in large journalism classes can be an effective tool for teaching and learning.
Last Friday, Ezra Levant had two former Ryerson Journalism students on his show to talk about the school's liberal bias. Scaachi Koul responded with this editorial for the Ryerson Review of Journalism that shows that Levant might have got a few facts wrong.
Journalism schools aren't doing their students any favours by not teaching them how to be entrepreneurs in the field, according to Arik Ligeti, a third-year student at Carleton University. He explains how teaching students to create new ventures and sell themselves as freelancers will have a net benefit effect as more young people look to find…
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…
This award recognizes outstanding journalistic merit or potential among Canadian students. It aims to reinforce links between the people of the European Union and Canada, and to promote awareness of the European Union among a new generation of Canadian students and journalists. The deadline is January 27, 2012.