Tag / unpaid work

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
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…
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…