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Algorithm reporting: Is it a matter of ‘if’ or ‘when?’

Instead of reporters, computers are now writing news stories on local sports, finance and crime in the United States. Angelina Irinici says that while algorithm reporting isn't nearly as popular in Canadian publications…
If you build it, will they pay?

The New York Times may be reporting moderate success with this attempt at its paywall but, well, it's The New York Times. According to Jeff Fraser, if Canadian newspapers implementing paywalls —…
RTDNF announces scholarship winners

The Radio Television News Directors Foundation of Canada has awarded nine scholarships to journalism students across the country.
Student journalist draws lessons for media from her own tragedy and how it was covered

Third-year journalism student, Laura Nicholson, vivdly recalls the murder-suicide that left her an orphan and what she wished the journalists covering the event and aftermath would have done: "be sensitive to the…
UBC Indigenous Reporting class examines health and healing in Aboriginal communities

Duncan McCue and a class of University of British Columbia journalism graduate students have produced eight feature stories that show there is more to Aboriginal communities than problem people and discouraging statistics.…
Resources for j-students at the CAJ Conference

Attention all j-students and recent grads: The upcoming Canadian Association of Journalists Conference has some sessions that may be of interest to you. There are tips for job seekers, networking sessions, and…
A journalist is a journalist, student or not: Why j-students have ethics codes too

The job of a journalism school includes providing its students with a solid journalistic ethical foundation. Rhiannon Russell compares the student ethics codes of institutions across the country—from UBC all the way to…
A look inside the making of the latest issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism

Sara Harowitz is the editor of the Summer 2012 issue of the Ryerson Review of Journalism, which will be launched April 5 at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. Here, she talks about…
Multimedia journalism lessons for j-students, from a j-student

Melinda Maldonado, a Master of Journalism student at Ryerson University and a self-proclaimed longform writing lover is tackling a skill gap and taking a number of multimedia courses. Here, she outlines a…
Student journos: apply now to attend ONA12

Applications are open to work in the Student Newsroom at the Online News Association's annual conference in San Francisco this September.