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Rogers M-School internship misses the mark

Emily Candy does not mince words.   “The internships that we have now are all over the place,” says Rogers Publishing’s peppy HR manager with unexpected frankness. “We have people who are really getting some good mentorship from senior editors, and then we have people who are just in the Flare fashion closet helping out with some… Continue reading Rogers M-School internship misses the mark

For Punjabi journalist Jagdish Grewal, reporting can be a matter of life or death

  Jagdish Grewal (left) and Paul Knox at the 2012 Press Freedom in Canada conference at Ryerson University.   It seemed like any other workday. Jagdish Grewal, editor and publisher of Canadian Punjabi Post, was in his newsroom in Brampton working late after attending a meeting. Around midnight, he walked out into the parking lot and… Continue reading For Punjabi journalist Jagdish Grewal, reporting can be a matter of life or death

Fighting for funds

  “There are days when I literally run out of bed in the morning due to the pressure of making payroll,” says Rachel Pulfer. Pulfer is the executive director for Journalists for Human Rights, Canada’s largest non-profit media development organization. Seventy percent of her time as executive director is spent fundraising. “In the first year,… Continue reading Fighting for funds

Journalist in exile

  Even though he had already made the decision to flee Mexico many months before, Luis Horacio Nájera didn’t realize what he was leaving behind until the day he fled to live in exile in Canada. As his family was getting in the car, their lives packed into bags in the trunk, Nájera turned back… Continue reading Journalist in exile

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