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The journalists of tomorrow

November 18, 2010 – 12:37 am| Posted in Media

Students of Concordia University's journalism graduate diploma program

Almost a month ago, The Gazette went through a yearly tradition of inviting journalism students into its office and handing out some awards (read: small bursaries) to those who have stood out among their peers.

This evening went on like others have before it, with the students being invited into the office and being served wine and cheese before some people they don't know introduce other people they don't know and hand out bursaries named after people they don't know.

But there was a big difference this year: a new bursary, named after someone else they didn't know.

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The Link turns 30 with journalism conference

March 5, 2010 – 1:45 am| Posted in Media

The Link, a Concordia student-run newspaper that I edited more than half a decade ago, celebrates 30 this year. The paper has a habit of celebrating every five years. I was there for the 20th anniversary, and again for the 25th. Turnover at universities means it's usually a completely different group of people organizing each one.

As part of their 30th anniversary celebrations, The Link is playing host to a regional conference of Canadian University Press, hosting student newspapers from Quebec and Ontario (emphasis on the Ontario, since CUP is still a mostly English-dominated organization, even in its tiny Quebec chapter).

The conference, which goes Friday night to Sunday morning (but most activities of interest are on Saturday). It is hosted at Concordia's downtown campus. It's $7 for the general public to attend (according to the Facebook event page), and free for alumni of the paper.

The schedule is here (PDF). Speakers include:

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Learning journalism with the McGill Daily

November 11, 2009 – 5:43 pm| Posted in Media, Montreal

The McGill Daily, whose very name is both outdated and inaccurate, is spending this week opening its doors to outsiders who want to come in and learn about journalism.

Tonight, the paper welcomes visitors to show off how it produces a paper on deadline, but the big day is tomorrow (Thursday), where it will have workshops throughout the day along with Le Délit Français, TV McGill and CKUT radio. One is a panel talk which includes Cécile Gladel, Christophe Bergeron of Voir and La Presse's Patrick Lagacé.

The full schedule is on the Daily's website.

(Via Midnight Poutine)

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Learn play-by-play from the pros*

October 12, 2009 – 1:43 pm| Posted in Media, Sports

Every year, Concordia University's journalism department hosts a day of seminars from sports journalists, sponsored by Rogers Sportsnet.

This year's lineup looks interesting, if only because of a panel called Life After the Expos, with Dave van Horne and Elliott Price. It will be followed by a play-by-play workshop, which also includes Sportsnet's Rob Faulds.

Registration is free, and the event takes place at Loyola campus on Saturday, Nov. 7.

* Of course, the likelihood of anyone getting a job in sports journalism, much less as a play-by-play announcer, is just about zero in this media environment.

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Those who can’t, research: Concordia MA in journalism studies

March 12, 2009 – 9:55 pm| Posted in Media

Concordia University is launching a two-year graduate program in journalism studies for fall 2009, and is currently accepting applications. Unlike its one-year graduate diploma, the MA program isn't designed for students interested in pursuing a journalism career, but academics and mid-career journalists looking to research about journalism itself, and complete a research project (perhaps to find a business model that will bring back those 30% margins?).

Applications are due by April 30 (April 10 if you want to apply for scholarships)

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Gazette honours Con U J-school kids

October 25, 2008 – 3:30 am| Posted in Media

Earlier this week, The Gazette distributed awards in the form of bursaries to some Concordia University students who, one would assume, are worthy of their awards through some form of awesomeness.

I was surprised to recognize two of the names, since I've been pretty detached from my alma mater for three years now (long enough for everyone who was there to have gotten a degree and moved on).

A side note to these journalists-to-be: Set up blogs or other forms of personal websites so when people like me talk about you, we have something to link to. Remember, you are whatever Google says you are.

The winners are as follows:

Congrats. Now go back to contemplating how this whole industry is on a downward spiral of doom.

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UdeM News, live from UQAM

July 3, 2008 – 1:00 am| Posted in Media, Montreal

Université de Montréal is considering shutting down the TV and radio studios of its journalism department and renting some time in UQAM studios instead, according to La Presse. Needless to say the profs (who no doubt leaked the email suggesting this in the first place) aren't happy about the idea.

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Welcome to the blogosphere

February 28, 2008 – 4:22 am| Posted in Blogosphere, Montreal

As part of Matt Forsythe's citizen journalism class at Concordia University, students are being asked to create their own niche blogs.

Though most are very basic (after all, they're beginners), this has greatly boosted the size of the Montreal anglo blogosphere, which is good because I'm running out of blogs to profile.

Here are a few of the blogs that seem pretty interesting, and we hope they continue to grow:

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