Author Archives: Robyn

Canada, politics, and journalism

By Robyn | Published: Tuesday, 29th January, 2008

Hello Past and Future Jschoolers, It has been a few months since Jschool 2007 ended, and I thought I’d give a bit of an up-date on how the diploma has helped me. I was offered probably three or four journalism jobs in communities ranging from the Crowsnest Pass in southern Alberta, to Thompson in northeastern [...]

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Jo, you are right!

By Robyn | Published: Thursday, 29th November, 2007

Hey Jo, I hear you on the $28,000 a year. It’s hard to justify a job that doesn’t pay the bills… I hope you have a wonderful birthday in New Zealand. Nothing beats home. Say hi to the Duchess for me. And congratulations on the intern. I’ve been following your elections with great interest, just [...]

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So long and farewell to Australia

By Robyn | Published: Tuesday, 13th November, 2007

So long, farewell, and to next year’s students, good luck. It has been a great year, but despite that, I’m ready to go home. My internships have ranged from Whitehorse, Yukon in Northern Canada to Launceston, Tasmania–about as far apart as I could possibly get–and I’m travelled out. It is time to curl up by [...]

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Passion

By Robyn | Published: Friday, 19th October, 2007

Despite being sick most of my second week, and having had to go home (or be sent home) early most days, I’ve had an amazing time at ABC. I’ve loved researching science stories, and was able to pull two stories together into research briefs. The firs story I worked on was indoor air quality, which [...]

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what not to do on an internship…

By Robyn | Published: Tuesday, 16th October, 2007

GET SICK!!!!!! They asked me to research a story on sick buildings for next year, which was all fine and dandy until I came down with a flue yesterday. The joke is partly on me for researching sick building syndrome, being in a sick building (although theirs is far less toxic than the one I [...]

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