Learning and living journalism

So you’ve decided to go to journalism school. And you wonder
what the hell you’re doing buying textbooks and signing up for courses rather
than running out and gathering scoops like a seasoned pro. Welcome to the ropes
of an increasingly complex role. You’ve a lot to learn and, yes, you can gather
those great scoops as you go. Here are some highlights from J-Source’s Student Lounge.

Student journalists uncover imposter

Learning Kosovo

Feet-to-ground, pen-to-paper

Northwestern students slam dean for anonymous sources

Afghan student journalist sentenced to death

(Photo by Minh Nguyn – WikiCommons)

So you’ve decided to go to journalism school. And you wonder
what the hell you’re doing buying textbooks and signing up for courses rather
than running out and gathering scoops like a seasoned pro. Welcome to the ropes
of an increasingly complex role. You’ve a lot to learn and, yes, you can gather
those great scoops as you go. Here are some highlights from J-Source’s Student Lounge.

Student journalists uncover imposter

Learning Kosovo

Feet-to-ground, pen-to-paper

Northwestern students slam dean for anonymous sources

Afghan student journalist sentenced to death

(Photo by Minh Nguyn – WikiCommons)

Patricia Elliott

Patricia W. Elliott is a magazine journalist and assistant professor at the School of Journalism, University of Regina. You can visit her at patriciaelliott.ca.