Another math test for journalists
A second math test for journalists by Steve Doig at Arizona State University who admits to being inspired by the test at “Math test for journalists.”
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Teaching numeracy
This site called Statistics Every Writer Should Know provides a simple guide to understanding basic statistics for journalists who might not know math. It’s put together by Robert Niles, a journalist and website editor in California. It includes clear, simple explanations, examples and quizzes to help journalists and journalism students understand such things as mean,…
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The challenge of teaching business journalism
An article by a Mark Anderson, a teacher at Algonquin College in Ottawa, about the special challenges of making young journalism students see the value in learning business journalism. The piece ran in the Ottawa Citizen in January, 2007
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CBC’s index of great interviews
The new CBC.ca inludes a page of links to a collection of interviews with great Canadians. The collection includes both radio and television interviews. A terrific resource.
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Loosening lips
Pulitzer-prize winning reporter, Eric Nalder, formerly of the Seattle Times, now with the San Jose Mercury News, has given workshops on interviewing to reporters for years. His tips for doing great interviews are posted at various sites online.
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Online news terms
A helpful glossary of definitions from the Online Journalism Review about the common jargon used in Web journalism.
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Online storytelling forms
A great list of the variety of ways in which news can be presented online, taking advantage of the unique features of the Internet from Jonathan Dube, the editor of CBC.ca and the publisher of Cyberjournalist.net.
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Interactive narratives
A database full of creative interactive narratives, which the site defines as “informational and storytelling experiences designed and produced for the web.” They leverage great design, visual journalism and rich-media content.
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Broadcast journalism course syllabi
A collection of course outlines for broadcast journalism courses from the Broadcast Educators Association syllabus project.
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CBC Radio guide for capturing and editing audio
Practical advice and links to resources about how to capture, digitize, and edit audio material for journalists who want to work in radio. The site is put together by the producers of CBC Radio’s documentary program, Outfront.