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Grammar tips from The Oatmeal
The Oatmeal has some great comical grammar posts to help you remember how to use a semicolon, the proper use of the word “literally” and more. They are so useful that I bought the set and put them up...
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Knight Journalism Fellowships: applications now open
Stanford University What an amazing opportunity: A chance to spend 10 months experimenting, testing and creating ideas to improve the journalism industry during a paid stint at Stanford University....
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Great tips for new journalists
I just came across this great Storify rounding up tips for new journalists, by legends such as Emily Bell and other pros. Check it out here or below. [View the story "Top tips for trainee journalists"...
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Common grammar mistakes
Here’s a great infographic from copyblogger.com that my journalism students have found useful. It details 15 common grammatical errors and gives tips on how to avoid them. Like this infographic? Get...
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10 tips to avoid plagiarism
Here are some tips to avoid plagiarism for first-year journalism students. (Originated by Ellin Bessner, updated by Shauna Rempel) How not to plagiarize in Journalism 1. All stuff you didn’t get on...
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Free Poynter webinar: Six Things Educators Can Do Right Now To Go Digital
Just want to alert journalism educators to a free webinar being offered by Poynter Institute on Monday. The webinar can be experienced live or at your leisure — but either way you have to sign up ahead...
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Toronto journalism events for November
Holy Joe and the Principles Nov. 1: Newzapalooza The 9th annual Newzapalooza battle of the media bands takes over the Opera House once more for a night of off-key singing, reasonably priced beverages...
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Better video: lessons from ONA13
Storify by shauna rempel Wed, Oct 30 2013 07:47:27 Better video: lessons from ONA13 Some lessons learned about shooting better video from the Online News Association conference which took place in...
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Journalism fellowships: apply soon
Deadlines for quite a number of journalism fellowships are coming up in the next month or two. Here is a roundup I updated from a list created last year by ONA. Notes: funds are in U.S. unless...
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Learn for cheap: discount with Udemy
Deal! A quick post to share a great opportunity to learn almost anything for a great price. Netted by the Webbys, a great newsletter from the good folks at The Webby Awards, have arranged for a...
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My bio, as told in StoryMap JS
Playing around with StoryMap JS, a free tool from Northwestern University’s Knight Lab. According to the creators, it can “help you tell stories on the web that highlight the locations of a series of...
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