1 year ago
How students and recent alumni are creating their own journalism projects
Working on side projects helps young journalists build valuable hands-on experiences in lieu of professional work, but side hustles can be draining
2 years ago
Meet the high school journalists who kept publishing in a pandemic
Ontario students on making sure the campus presses kept rolling, bringing youth voices to community journalism and striking out on their own
2 years ago
Campus papers remain determined to serve their audiences
University publications across the country use unique techniques and perspectives to grapple with the multi-layered challenges student reporters face in wake of COVID-19
4 years ago
How Doug Ford is endangering local news ecosystems
Since the Ontario premier announced changes to student fee policies, many have called out the risks for campus media. But weakening student journalism won’t just threaten the schools’ information access
4 years ago
Can reporting on vulnerable people do more harm than good?
Journalists need more than good intentions when venturing into Vancouver's Downtown Eastside to tell its stories.
4 years ago
Carleton student newspaper launches crowdfunding campaign
Student newspapers face many of the same pressures as larger media outlets.
5 years ago
How Canadian student newspapers are going digital
As reading habits change, many student newspapers are decreasing their print circulation.
J-Source, led by the journalism programs at Toronto Metropolitan University and Carleton University, is supported by the post-secondary journalism programs at member institutions of J-Schools Canada/Écoles-J Canada, the R. Howard Webster Foundation and a group of donors.
French-language publication Projet J, hosted by J-Source, is led by the journalism program at the Université du Québec à Montréal and funded by a group of donors.
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