APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN TO PARTICIPANTS FOR THE YOUTH VOTE PROJECT Student journalists from CUP member papers in good standing may now apply to participate in the Youth Vote project. The goal of the project is to cover the federal elections before, during and after the October 19 election date from a student and youth [...]
Yesterday, CUP, the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE) & the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) sent a letter of concern to the University of Waterloo's Federation of Students (FedS)—the elected political body that represents students on campus—regarding the termination of the Imprint's lease and the difficult terms they were asked to renegotiate it on—including [...]
Hi CUPpies, I'd like to introduce myself to you. My name's Ryan Macfarlane. I just graduated this spring from the University of Lethbridge, in small town Lethbridge, Alberta, where I was Editor-in-Chief of the Meliorist. At NASH77 I was voted to take over from Jane as CUP's National Executive. I've only just started this week, [...]
After every conference and during every CUPchat our lovely members ask for one thing consistently: being able to talk to each other. Well, we took your requests to heart and created a CUP-only online community on Slack. Slack is something like a private social network. It's invite-only and you can join by using the form [...]
If I could visit my younger student journalist self, I’d mark all of her articles in red ink. From badly written headlines to inconsistent Oxford commas to overuse of false ranges, there were mistakes I consistently made. To save others from cringing at their past selves, I’ve compiled a list of mistakes nearly every student [...]
Laura Payton and Kady O'Malley — the Parliamentary reporting dream team — gave a session at Nash '77 on what the Hill is and how it works. Below is a stellar list of resources any aspiring politics reporter will find useful. House of Commons – Procedure and Practice (rules about how the House works) http://www.parl.gc.ca/procedure-book-livre/document.aspx?language=e&sbdid=7c730f1d-e10b-4dfc-863a-83e7e1a6940e&sbpid=976953d8-8385-4e09-a699-d90779b48aa0&sbpidx=1 LegisInfo [...]
CUP, we need to talk about the Johnnies. In an editorial yesterday, Natalie Serafini, the editor-in-chief of the Other Press, brought up some concerns over the annual John H. Macdonald (JHM) awards. Serafini’s words resonated with members and with that in mind, it’s time to have a discussion about the future of the awards. Judges [...]
Last year was undoubtedly hard for CUP and we've spent the majority of it getting back on our feet. The result is a leaner, but also more stable, organization. We've continued adding services and opportunities for our members and planning for a stable future. A part of that is our monthly donation campaign, Give a [...]
After putting together a grant proposal for the Atkinson foundation, we are happy to say CUP will be receiving $20,000 for its project Be-laboured. We wrote the proposal earlier this year (a huge thanks to Erin Hudson and Shelley Robinson who were an integral part of the process). Partnered with Journalists for Human Rights, CUP will [...]
Student CarShare launched in 2013 on 16 campuses and student communities across Ontario and Quebec. Due to overwhelming demand, they recently expanded coast to coast and are now the only national car share company in Canada that caters exclusively to safe student drivers who are 18 or over. Whether it’s a quick run to the [...]