Choosing journalism as a second career
At Montreal-based La Presse, an internship program offers non journalists a chance to get into the news field Continue Reading Choosing journalism as a second career
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Here’s why Concordia students are striking against school internship policies
Following in the footsteps of a legacy of student activism in Québec, students are protesting unpaid labour within and far beyond their university’s journalism program Continue Reading Here’s why Concordia students are striking against school internship policies
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CJF-Globe and Mail Internship for Investigative Journalism
The CJF-Globe and Mail Internship for Investigative Journalism brings a journalist to The Globe and Mail to pursue a six-month long investigative journalism project under the guidance of editors and senior reporters. The annual internship allows a Canadian journalist early in his or her career (one to five years experience) to work with a senior team at…
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Why the Toronto Star internship program was unique
Educators, former interns, reflect on the Toronto Star’s internship program, which was suspended last week. Continue Reading Why the Toronto Star internship program was unique
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Toronto Star putting internship programs on indefinite hiatus
Number of cuts come two weeks before Torstar Q4 results to be announced. Continue Reading Toronto Star putting internship programs on indefinite hiatus
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Dude, where’s my car?
As the way journalists get around changes, so does the way we tell stories. Continue Reading Dude, where’s my car?
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After living abroad, I can’t find a journalism job in Canada
This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Shelley Pascual When I completed my International Journalism MA degree in the U.K. last year, I had no idea that of all the countries in the world to land a journalism job, it’d prove trickiest in the country that I’m from, Canada. And I’m not just referring… -
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 the stories of four journalism interns to better understand the experiences of emerging media workers in today’s media landscape. Here’s what they had… -
CWA Canada adopts Canada’s first guidelines on media internships
By Errol Salamon, Work and Labour Editor CWA Canada’s National Representative Council unanimously adopted Canada’s first guidelines on educational media internships at the union’s annual meeting in Calgary from April 29-30 to establish fair standards across the media industry. The CWA Canada Associate Members Steering Committee wrote the 15 internship guidelines. The union’s list of…
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Interning at unionized media companies pays—literally
What are unions doing to ensure that students get this vital experience and also get paid?