On evaluating and acknowledging our biases
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Ethics, Journalism
There are few professions in which individuals are expected to be completely without bias. In most professions, our biases rarely interfere with the integrity of our work.
Yet, as a journalist, it’s a constant battle. Because we consume so much information on a daily basis, we probably have opinions on many more topics than the average [...]
Tags: bias, National Post, story
What is a “real” job anyway?
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career
Since I started my internship at the National Post last week, family from all over the country has been congratulating me and asking me about the future of my career. (Mostly on Facebook, but that’s because I’ve been posting the links to my articles on my profile almost daily.)
Although I tend to be a little [...]
Tags: "real" jobs, internship, National Post, newspaper industry, reporting, story, TalentEgg
Signs of life for Hollywood North (and me)
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career, Journalism
The first three days of my internship at the National Post have already come and gone, and, as usual, I shouldn’t have stressed myself out so much beforehand.
In some ways, it’s exactly what I expected, but mostly it’s not what I expected at all.
For most of the day (until it gets closer to deadline), the [...]
Tags: internship, National Post, story
Big news, people
Posted by Cassandra | Filed under Career
I’ve decided to do my internship at the National Post instead of the small community paper I had originally planned to go to.
With some encouragement from my instructor, I realized I can do it. I’ve heard it’s a lot of work, but if I want to stand out among my peers, I have to choose [...]
Tags: internship, National Post, story
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