Canada’s journalism schools emphasize multimedia
June 19, 2008 · Filed Under Education, Online News and Convergence Tips, Tips and Tools
Canada’s journalism schools are putting more emphasis on online journalism and multimedia, The Financial Post reports. David Beers, founder of online news magazine theTyee.ca and unstructor at UBC, recommends keeping the following pointers in mind when students are job hunting…
- Research [the job] ahead of time. Some postings can be misleading: Job-seekers have hopes of putting a variety of journalism skills to use online and “instead, you get there and they say ‘We need you to aggregate links all day, everyday.’ ”
- Make sure the site uses a content management system that’s in wide use (such as Drupal).
- Ask if you will be creating some content, as well as posting it.
- Make sure there are seasoned journalists in the room. “Old-fashioned, dinosaur-type entities, who can get information out of somebody, not get sued,” he says.
- Don’t confuse the online world with the real one: “You have to be very careful with what’s on the Web,” he says. Be sure to continue using real people and real-life interactions as inspiration for story ideas and double-check facts.
- It’s just another medium for storytelling, technical skills are still secondary.
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Is “unstructor” a typo or a new approach to journalism education?
“David Beers, founder of online news magazine theTyee.ca and unstructor at UBC, recommends keeping the following pointers in mind when students are job hunting”