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Journalism internships should be paid fairly and offer personal mentoring

By Errol Salamon Entry-level media workers can confirm that some journalism internships aren’t as glamorous as they may seem because they’re neither paid fairly nor do they provide one-on-one mentoring. We gathered…
A life and death relationship ‘built entirely on trust’

By David Beers for The Tyee By 2007, the violent chaos unleashed by the U.S. invasion of Iraq four years before had driven hundreds of thousands of Iraqis into Syria. Journalist Deborah…
Algonquin students offered opportunities but no pay

By Nicole McCormick Andrea Emery, coordinator of Algonquin College’s graphic design program, was sent into a tailspin when a single email from a national media outlet showed up in her inbox a…
How a new B.C. media fund will encourage storytelling innovation

By H.G. Watson, Associate Editor A group of people in British Columbia are going into uncharted territory to fund new journalism projects. The Uncharted Journalism Fund will provide grants up to $3,000…
Five things journalists should keep in mind when writing about autism

By Laurie Mawlam Too often well-meaning journalists get it wrong when they write about autism. It’s not so much the content of their stories that misses the mark as the language they…
New book about investigation of Jian Ghomeshi needs more introspection

Kevin Donovan, Secret Life: The Jian Ghomeshi Investigation. Goose Lane Editions, 2016. 232 pages, $19.95. By Dan Rowe, Books Editor Secret Life: The Jian Ghomeshi Investigation by Toronto Star reporter Kevin Donovan serves,…
How Matthew Braga finds scoops on the tech beat

By Chelsea Lau For Matthew Braga, technology was just an interest at first. He wanted to know the inner workings of technology and how they worked on a technical level, whether it…
CBC’s senior reporters and anchors reflect on a changing media landscape

By Trevor Hewitt When Peter Mansbridge began working at a Winnipeg newsroom in 1971, there was only one woman in the entire newsroom. Her job? Answering the phone and getting coffee. That…
Journalism Jobs: October 12
Radio-Canada fights RCMP attempt to obtain interview materials

By Grant Buckler The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are seeking to obtain never-broadcast excerpts of interviews conducted by Alain Gravel, formerly of the Radio-Canada current affairs program Enquête, concerning alleged corruption at…