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Apply for the Jack Webster Foundation student journalism awards
Entries open until Oct. 3
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B.C. students draft legislation to protect high school press freedom
After multiple censorship attempts, school paper members launch Student Press Freedom Act campaign to ensure constitutional rights to free expression upheld
2 years ago
Drug policy and addiction media kit gives newsrooms a resource for better coverage of drug use
Avoid stigmatizing narratives, consult credible sources and use language that reflects people’s lived experiences, say experts
2 years ago
Community podcast initiative coming to Calgary
Mount Royal University hub will build technical skills, distribute content and foster scholarship on the medium
2 years ago
Meet the high school journalists who kept publishing in a pandemic
Ontario students on making sure the campus presses kept rolling, bringing youth voices to community journalism and striking out on their own
2 years ago
J-schools lag behind in teaching prized data journalism skills
Professors tend to believe their students don’t want to do math. As a result, more frequently used tools like social media are emphasized, leaving new reporters behind on complex analysis tasks valued (if underutilized) by newsrooms
2 years ago
COVID-19 social distancing leaves many journalism interns in limbo
Experiential learning is a major part of most journalism programs. While many students won’t get that opportunity this year, media schools are shifting course to salvage placements
2 years ago
Campus papers remain determined to serve their audiences
University publications across the country use unique techniques and perspectives to grapple with the multi-layered challenges student reporters face in wake of COVID-19
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COVID-19 and the end-of-semester pivot: 5 tips to help you change on the fly
Two journalism professors share their thoughts on the move to alternate delivery
3 years ago
Why are j-school students saying no to reporting careers?
Journalism students have very different ideas about what a reporting career means to them. But it’s the ones who value journalism’s role in democracy that stay the course
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