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Trends in journalism education in Canada: What’s being cut?
Just as newsrooms and the media industry are undergoing transformational change these days, so too are journalism programs at universities and colleges across the country. In the second installment of this weekly three-part series, Carleton University associate professor Mary McGuire… -
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Education Matters: Should we teach journalism students to write in the first person?
Starting out by writing about themselves does not help students elevate their reporting and news-writing skills beyond what they could have attained by spending their three or four years blogging, writes education columnist Janice Tibbetts. … -
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Trends in journalism education in Canada: What’s being added?
Just as newsrooms and the media industry are undergoing transformational change these days, so too are journalism programs at universities and colleges across the country. In the first installment of this weekly three-part series, Carleton University associate professor Susan Harada… -
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Opinion: Why a revamped uOttawa journalism program isn’t good enough
The University of Ottawa suspended admissions to its journalism program following a critical report. Now, it has developed a new program focused on bilingualism and digital skills. But that doesn’t help current students in the discredited program, says frustrated student… -
![Francine Pelletier possède une feuille de route remarquable comme journaliste, chroniqueure et réalisatrice, autant en français qu’en anglais. Co-fondatrice du magazine La Vie en rose, bien connue pour son féminisme engagé, elle a écrit pour La Presse, The Gazette, L’actualité, Châtelaine, Macleans, et réalisé plusieurs documentaires. Native d’Ottawa, elle connaît bien le Canada anglais pour avoir vécu plusieurs années à Toronto, où elle a notamment travaillé comme journaliste au National de CBC ainsi que comme journaliste et co-animatrice à la prestigieuse émission d’enquête, The Fifth Estate.]()
Francine Pelletier wins Michener-Deacon fellowship for journalism education
Pelletier will use the fellowship to explore data journalism and how it can be taught to students at Concordia University in Montreal. … -
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Live blog: RTDNA National Conference
The sessions include a bear pit session with the top news executives in Canada to discuss the state of our industry, tips on using Google tools, taking video on the smartphone, social media storytelling and the challenges of reporting from… -
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What’s wrong with journalism education?
It's no secret that journalism is in flux. Layoffs, buyouts, shrinking budgets—this is the reality the industry faces today. So how can journalism schools prepare the journalists of the future? That was the subject of the Toward 2020: New Directions in… -
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Education Matters: Should journalism schools take a stand on unpaid internships?
Journalism schools have long considered internships to be a vital part of the real-world experience that help students land paying media jobs after graduation. But should they stop posting advertisements for work without pay, which could be interpreted as giving… -
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J-Source launches new education column by veteran political reporter and educator Janice Tibbetts
In Education Matters, Janice Tibbetts will examine the pressing issues relating to journalism education in Canada.… -
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Why some journalism grads no longer wait for a job offer
UBC journalism grad Jimmy Thomson and a close circle of friends launched Worst, a blog about media, entrepreneurship and millennials. They had access to writers, editors, photographers, illustrators, web designers and people with the business savvy to help keep them…
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