What happens when two journalism programs team up in an election year? In the case of HRMVotes.ca, as Eric Mark Do found out, the result was student coverage of a municipal election that arguably rivaled some established media in terms of reach and impact.
Canadian University Press president Sam Brooks spoke with Eric Mark Do about the student press’ unique editorial voice, the Francophone representation in CUP and why its member papers find themselves facing the same challenges as newspapers across North America.
Media sponsorships can earn money and raise a news organization’s brand profile. But do they compromise the news? Anne Watson tackles this question in the latest issue of the Langara Journalism Review.
From jobs to resources to up-to-the-minute reporting from a wide range of beats, these 101+ Canadian Twitter accounts will give journalism students a good starting point of who to follow. Inspired by Journalism.co.uk’s recent who-to-follow directory, Belinda Alzner and Mary McGuire have curated this list – with the help of your suggestions. (With a bonus 20+ accounts from outside…
While journalists from around the world descended on San Francisco a few weeks ago to discuss the challenges facing journalism at the Online News Association’s annual conference, student journalists covered the event from the ONA’s Student Newsroom. Kelsey Rolfe — the lone Canadian student —shares her experience, describes the tools she used to get the stories, and talks about the…
How does a magazine cover get built? Sportsnet magazine editor-in-chief Steve Maich and art director Steve Hodgson discuss the process that they went through in deciding on the cover photo for a recent cover of the bi-weekly sports magazine.
The Online Education Database recently published 100 Indispensable Twitter Tips for Journalism Students. As it states, "there's no avoiding Twitter when it comes to modern journalism," and this list helps j-students use Twitter right.
So you’re in j-school and the professors are telling you to make a Twitter account. You may or may not already use Twitter, but now it’s time to have a professional account for journalism. Start with the 100 Twitter accounts every journalism student should follow that Journalism.co.uk has compiled. (And of course, Canadian students…
Is the media's coverage of Jane and Finch disproportionally negative? Eric Mark Do, J-Source's new Students' Lounge editor and Ryerson Journalism student, looks at the media's coverage of crime in the Toronto neighbourhood from the eyes of police, community members and groups working in the area.
In a follow-up to our piece about how much journalists earn at a number of mainstream media companies, Nicole Cohen takes a look at wages for freelance journalists, for whom the picture is not so rosy. She explains how the money breaks down and what initiatives are being taken in a sector of the…