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Banning laptops in media classes without being a Luddite

A new media journalism professor in the U.S. has decided to ban laptops in some of his media classes. Jeremy Littau says he loves technology, but the evidence is building that student test scores improve in…
Back to school advice for J-students

Start building your audience now. Understand that your journalism career started when you first posted anything to the Web and that j-school is about helping you improve it. So, conduct yourself as…
U.S. J-School considers a professional fee

The Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California, Berkley is considering a new, professional fee for its program. The School is considering charging its new students an additional $5,000 over and…
J-school applications drop in Ontario

by Peter Johansen and Mary McGuire Applications to Ontario's degree programs in Journalism are down compared to this time last year, according to data released last month by the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre…
Sharing course syllabi

When preparing to teach a journalism course, especially for the first time, it’s always helpful to find out what other j-educators do who teach the same kind of course. Now Poynter’s News University…
UBC J-Students nominated for an Emmy

It’s a video journalist’s dream to be nominated for an Emmy. Now, it’s a dream come true for a group of students studying to be journalists at the University of British Columbia.…
A new style guide for web writing

Yahoo has decided it’s time for an alternative to traditional style guides when it comes to text written for the Web. In July, 2010, it will launch The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook…
Using actors to teach journalism

Show don’t tell is a writing 101 rule, but Ryerson j-prof Anne McNeilly uses it in her teaching. Hiring an actor to stage a dramatic scene in class pushed the students into…
J-school faculty out of date

Are J-schools bad for the news business? A visiting professor at Ryerson University, Jeffrey Dvorkin asks the question this week on his blog. Dvorkin, a former chief journalist at CBC Radio, quotes a Facebook…
Six things all j-students need

I wonder, writes Ryerson University online journalism instructor Leigh Felesky, what students are being told “journalism” is these days. Felesky lays out six skill areas that j-schools should focus on in these…