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Deadlines approaching for j-school applications

If you are interested in enrolling in a journalism program at any of Canada's universities or colleges, it's time to get your resumes, applications and portfolios together. The deadlines for applications are…
Looking back: 2011 trends in journalism education

The Internet and social media are not only changing journalism, but the ways journalism is taught as well. From looking for sources on Twitter to aggregating stories to online portfolios, students are…
Concordia journalism professor Ross Perigoe has died

Concordia journalism professor Ross Perigoe died from a brain tumor on Tuesday night. [node:ad]
What it was like covering stories in Canada’s North: Three Ryerson students reflect

Last summer, Marta Iwanek, Ashleigh Gaul and Samantha Anderson financed their own way to cover stories in the North for the Winter 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism. Now, they’re reflecting on their time in Canada's…
A different kind of j-school: Teaching journalism to specialists, rather than the other way around

You can't cultivate strong specialty journalism by using a general j-school curriculum. Rather, you must teach the specialists the art of journalism. The University of Toronto's new certificate program looks to do…
What journalism students brought to the coverage of the Occupy movement

Across the globe this fall, protesters took to "occupying" spaces over what they felt were various social and financial injustices. But this package isn't about rehashing the demands of the "99%" —…
Tech guide: What every journalist should have

With the holidays fast approaching, now's the time to add a DSLR camera or iPhone to your wishlist. Lesley Salvadori, news media technical coordinator at Ryerson University, recommends some technical tools that…
Hi @potentialinterviewee, I’m a j-school student…

Requesting interviews over Twitter: embracing #modernity or a big #fauxpas? Dan Reimold, journalism professor at Tampa University, offers some tips for when you should and should not use Twitter to gather interview…
CJFE award-winning Yemeni journalist speaks to Ryerson students

Rhiannon Russell listened as Yemeni journalist, and the 2011 Canadian Journalists for Free Expression's International Press Freedom Award winner, Khaled al-Hammadi, spoke of his experiences reporting during the Arab Spring, and how he…
Getting the story wrong

Hayden Kenez tuned in to NewsTalk 1010 last week only to hear Christie Blatchford tell the world he called her a douchebag. How one student journalist learned the hard way how damaging…