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    Journalism students can play a key part in building sustainable journalism models

    By Magda Konieczna Missing from the Shattered Mirror report’s recommendations for Canadian journalism were insights about journalism education. A panel discussion at last week’s Canadian Communication Association conference in Toronto aimed to fill that gap. It also reflected the challenges inherent in teaching journalism against the backdrop of an evolving and struggling industry, something that…
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    How can journalists regain society’s trust?

    By Delaney MacKay for The Signal It was the Saturday afternoon following June’s referendum, when British citizens voted to leave the European Union. Lamenting the vote – stretching hundreds of meters while blocking traffic lanes – over three thousand protestors marched through central London. Watching the rally live from the CBC News World Network studio…
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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 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…
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    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 few weeks back that she would later describe as a landmine. “I was livid when I got it,” she said. The email was…
  • Media stories that get it wrong can contribute to how others perceive those with autism – and even perpetuate potentially dangerous stereotypes. Photo courtesy Becky Wetherington/CC BY 2.0.

    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 use to describe autism itself.  It can be easy to unintentionally offend – or worse, misrepresent -- the autism community you are meant…
  • Matthew Braga is a freelance tech reporter and lecturer at Ryerson. He broke news about how Canadian police services use cellphone surveillance in investigations. Photo courtesy Matthew Braga/Screenshot by J-Source.

    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 was smart phones, laptops or video games. It was only when he pursued writing that he combined his love of tech with journalism…