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Online course: Getting started as a freelance journalist

Online

Freelance journalism is a tough gig, but it can also be one of the most rewarding. Led by established freelance journalist Abigail Edge, this online course will teach you everything you need to know about the nuts and bolts of freelance writing. Throughout the four-week course, you'll have the opportunity to submit to a virtual…

£150

Journalism and the Pandemic: How is #COVID19 Transforming Journalism?

Zoom Video Webinar

The effects of COVID-19 are already being framed as an “extinction event” for journalism, causing dozens of news outlets to collapse around the world. Tens of thousands of newsroom jobs have been lost or reshaped by the pandemic. That’s why ICFJ and the Tow Center have launched a global survey to track and assess the…

Free

Writing through: Focusing in short bursts

Zoom Video Webinar

Many writers find themselves on deadline with limited time, space and attention during this unprecedented crisis. The National Press Club Journalism Institute and National Association of Science Writers are partnering for a program that will offer tips for creating a writer-friendly physical space, finding your focus, and developing new tools to write in short bursts.…

Free

Student Journalists on the Front Lines of Coronavirus Coping

Zoom Video Webinar

Students are on the front lines of coronavirus coping in dealing with the self-isolation and emergency remote teaching. Learn more about how PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs offers a unique approach to media literacy education, with social media challenges and scaffolded media production activities. And now teachers and students can use the Making Sense of…

Free

SPJ Freelance Goal Setting Workshop

Zoom Video Webinar

We're in the middle of a pandemic and it can be tough to motivate yourself as a freelancer, particularly in situations like this. Or maybe you've just been laid off and aren't sure what to do next. Come learn how to set goals that will propel you toward the career and life that you want.…

Free

COVID-19 and the New Economic Reality

Zoom Video Webinar

At all levels, the Canadian economy is taking a hit amid this global pandemic. Even with federal and provincial governments providing unprecedented measures to help support workers, families and businesses, the scenarios for what a recovery might look like—and when—vary greatly. Join award-winning journalist Heather Scoffield, economics columnist and Ottawa bureau chief for the Toronto…

Free

Creating a Job Search Action Plan

Zoom Video Webinar

Are you currently searching for a summer or post-graduation job? We understand that the job search poses new and unique challenges for Journalism students and new graduates at this time. We are here to help! Join Emma Hartley (Career Education Specialist, FCAD Careers) to learn how to put together an effective job search action plan…

Free

CFE Virtual Forum Series: Has our fear of offending gone too far?

Zoom Video Webinar

Canadian journalist Lydia Perović argues that “the quality and quantity of punishments for expressed opinions or aesthetic choices are different than just a handful of years ago” and asks if we are moving to a future in which hate speech is seen in every disagreement and the autonomy of science and art are abandoned. How…

Free