Mentorship

CAJ Spring 2023 mentorship program matches 70 journalists with mentors

2023-07-25T15:05:30-04:00

TORONTO, May 29, 2023/ CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to announce 70 applicants have been successfully matched with mentors in the eighth round of its mentorship program.   Throughout the spring and summer, mentees will be working with mentors from across the country, mediums and platforms. Mentors had the option to select mentees for a full six-week individual or group mentorship, or have a one-hour conversation. This allowed flexibility for mentors’ busy schedules, and allowed for more young and mid-career journalists to participate in the program.  “Participating in the CAJ mentorship program is a life-changing opportunity [...]

CAJ Spring 2023 mentorship program matches 70 journalists with mentors2023-07-25T15:05:30-04:00

CAJ ‘springs forward’ with the latest round of its mentorship program

2023-03-09T14:37:09-05:00

OTTAWA, March 9, 2021 /CNW/ —The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is thrilled to announce the launch of our Spring 2023 Mentorship Program.  Since launching in August 2020, the CAJ Mentorship Program has been thrilled to include some of the best journalists working in radio, television, digital, and print publications across the country. Each has signed on voluntarily to donate their time.  “The CAJ Mentorship Program has provided invaluable guidance, training, and professional development to hundreds of its early and mid-career members,” said CAJ president Brent Jolly. “We’ve seen how this program has provided a ‘hand-up’ to so many young [...]

CAJ ‘springs forward’ with the latest round of its mentorship program2023-03-09T14:37:09-05:00

Announcing the Winter 2023 CAJ Post-Secondary Student Interns

2023-02-07T14:37:56-05:00

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to welcome Scott Duke-Giles, Poornima Francis and Yumna Iftikhar to the team and will work with the CAJ as post-secondary student interns for the winter semester. Duke-Giles, Francis and Iftikhar will help produce engaging promotional materials, aid in communications efforts of the organization and will assist the conference committee with planning and delivery of the CAJ’s upcoming national conference and awards gala.  Scott Duke-Giles is a British-Canadian first year Master of Journalism student at the University of British Columbia. He is from North London and finds himself living in Canada for the [...]

Announcing the Winter 2023 CAJ Post-Secondary Student Interns2023-02-07T14:37:56-05:00

CAJ Fall 2022 mentorship program matches 59 journalists with mentors

2022-12-06T14:36:06-05:00

TORONTO, November 28, 2022/ CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to announce the 59 successful applicants for the seventh round of its mentorship program.  In the coming weeks, mentees will work with mentors from across the country and across mediums and platforms: radio, television, audience engagement, photojournalism, digital, and print publications. Mentors had the option to select mentees for a full six-week individual or group mentorship, or have a one-hour conversation. This allowed flexibility for mentors’ busy schedules, and ultimately for more journalists to participate in the program.  “Learning from those who have come before you [...]

CAJ Fall 2022 mentorship program matches 59 journalists with mentors2022-12-06T14:36:06-05:00

Fall is here and so is the launch of the Canadian Association of Journalists’ next round of the mentorship program

2022-10-18T12:45:24-04:00

TORONTO, ON., Oct 18, 2022/CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to announce the launch of the Fall 2022 edition of its popular mentorship program. Thirty top Canadian journalists working in radio, television, digital, and print publications from across the country have stepped up to donate their time to mentor early - and mid-career CAJ members. “Our mentorship program displays the very best of Canadian journalism,” said CAJ vice-president Fatima Syed. “The program has created an incredible community of journalists that have become life-long friends and supportive allies that are helping our industry evolve into a better, [...]

Fall is here and so is the launch of the Canadian Association of Journalists’ next round of the mentorship program2022-10-18T12:45:24-04:00

Announcing the Fall 2022 CAJ Post-Secondary Student Interns

2022-10-07T15:20:34-04:00

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to welcome Reanna Julien, Caleb Hooper and Sophie Palmer-Still to work as post-secondary student interns for the fall semester. Julien will be assisting with the diversity survey, Hooper will be helping with awards and conference planning and Palmer-Still will be working on communications. The interns will also be working together assisting with the CAJ’s advocacy efforts. Julien is in her final year of  a Bachelor of Journalism with a minor in Law at Carleton University. A freelance reporter currently based in Ottawa, she has written for the Charlatan, Carleton’s independent newspaper, Capital [...]

Announcing the Fall 2022 CAJ Post-Secondary Student Interns2022-10-07T15:20:34-04:00

CAJ Summer 2022 mentorship program matches 74 journalists with mentors

2022-09-23T17:45:05-04:00

TORONTO, September 14, 2022/ CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to announce the 74 successful applicants for the sixth round of its mentorship program.  In the coming weeks, mentees will work with mentors from across the country and across mediums and platforms: radio, television, audience engagement, photojournalism, digital, and print publications. Mentors had the option to select mentees for a full six-week individual or group mentorship, or have a one-hour conversation. This allowed flexibility for mentors’ busy schedules, and ultimately for more journalists to participate in the program.  “Learning from those who have come before you [...]

CAJ Summer 2022 mentorship program matches 74 journalists with mentors2022-09-23T17:45:05-04:00

It’s back! The CAJ announces launch of Summer 2022 mentorship program.

2022-09-23T17:41:47-04:00

TORONTO, ON., July 12, 2022/CNW/ - The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to announce the launch of the Summer 2022 edition of its popular mentorship program. Twenty-eight top Canadian journalists working in radio, television, digital, and print publications from across the country have stepped up to donate their time to mentor early - and mid-career CAJ members. “Our mentorship program has demonstrated strength and unity in the CAJ community,” said CAJ president Brent Jolly. “Born during the depths of the pandemic, the CAJ mentorship program is an enduring beacon of hope and opportunity for journalists looking to take [...]

It’s back! The CAJ announces launch of Summer 2022 mentorship program.2022-09-23T17:41:47-04:00

Announcing the Summer 2022 CAJ Post-Secondary Student Interns

2022-09-23T18:13:17-04:00

The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is pleased to welcome Tamanna Khan and Mark Colley to the team. Both will work with the CAJ as post-secondary student interns for the summer semester. SInce joining the CAJ earlier this month, Khan and Colley have been busy,  helping produce engaging promotional materials for the CAJ’s upcoming national conference and awards gala. After the conference, they will be providing support with the launch of the CAJ’s new and improved website. Khan  is in her final year of the Master of Journalism program at Carleton University. Prior to starting at Carleton, she  worked as [...]

Announcing the Summer 2022 CAJ Post-Secondary Student Interns2022-09-23T18:13:17-04:00
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