by Marcus Medford in Toronto Journalism students say they find value in learning how to report on immigration and race issues. Many would like to…
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by John Delva in Montreal Blacks make up Montreal’s largest visible minority. According to the 2011 census, 147,100 live in the city. Why, then, are there…
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by Marcus Medford in Toronto International students and children of immigrants say pursuing post-secondary studies in journalism can motivate both encouragement and opposition from their…
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by Marcus Medford in Toronto Journalism and the media play a major role in forming a national identity and informing the public about what’s important. …
View More ‘I’ve Never Encountered a Non-white Journalism Professor’What the OMNI Cuts Mean for Newcomer Communities and Journalists
by Shannon Clarke (@_clarkeshannon) in Toronto, Ontario When Rogers Media announced it was cutting 110 positions in May, Canadians — journalists, community leaders and critics…
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Some Advice for Parents of a J-school Student
by Joe Banks in Ottawa, Ontario There’s a frequent question we hear from parents and their offspring considering enrolling in our program that likely reflects…
View More Some Advice for Parents of a J-school StudentDo J-School Classes Have a Diversity Problem? We Asked Some Students
by Aeman Ansari Jeffrey Sze is a third-year student in the University of Toronto Scarborough and Centennial College’s joint journalism program. Batoul Hreiche is a fourth-year journalism student…
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What Jonathan Kay Has Wrong About Diversity in Journalism
by Dan Rowe in Toronto “There was a desire to be inclusive,” wrote Don Heider in the conclusion to his 2000 monograph White News: Why…
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