Materials for Ryerson
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danaerisI am much more excited about this one than Western. It may show in the writing. :)
STATEMENT OF INTEREST
You are required to submit a brief statement (about 500 words in length) that should address the
following:
your reasons for graduate study in Journalism;
the research interest(s) you may wish to pursue in your major project;
how your previous studies and experience have prepared you for the MJ program; and
your career objectives and how the MJ program relates to them.
Statement of Interest, Ryerson University
Life is a learning experience. I have been life’s apprentice over the last five years, and I have learned a great deal.
At the undergraduate level, I did some coursework in writing and journalism, including an internship at Technology Review. I have also completed internships in the communications office at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Centre, with the award-winning Palo Alto Weekly, and with WIRED Magazine.
Since returning to Canada, I have been working as editor at the Canadian Office Product Association, where I have produced a weekly newsletter for nearly two years.
Throughout all these experiences, I have also worked hard to develop a freelance career, writing for textbook companies, trade journals, blogs such as Gizmodo and Digital Hub, newspapers such as XTRA and The Toronto Star, and magazines such as Technology Review and Discover Magazine.
The lessons I have learned from all of these experiences have stood me in good stead, but I know that I am capable of much more. That’s why I feel that the time has come to focus on improving my basic skills, while learning and developing more advanced skills. This is my primary reason for choosing to apply to Ryerson University’s graduate program in journalism.
At MIT I studied physics with science writing, with a minor in creative writing. It should come as no surprise that I have a passionate interest in science journalism. Since returning to Canada, I have become acutely aware of the fact that Canada has no popular science magazine. This strikes me as odd, and more than a little saddening.
Someday I would like to help to create a Canadian science and technology magazine, but first I need to research a number of topics. Historically, what efforts have been made to found scientific publications in Canada, and why have they failed? What can I learn from them? Just as important is the question: “Given the shift towards New Media, is there any future in founding a new magazine, or would efforts be better spent on creating a modern online publication?” Other questions I might ask include, “What market exists for this sort of publication,” and “How do other English-speaking science publications from countries such as England and Australia differ from the existing U.S. publications?”
Examining the past, present, and future of popular science publications in Canada could be the topic for my major project, and I believe that Ryerson will be an excellent place to explore this question. Faculty members such as Lynn Cunningham, who may be able to tell me about the government’s effect on the success of Canadian magazines, and Abby Goodrum, who can doubtless advise me extensively on the question of old versus new technologies, would prove to be invaluable advisors.
STATEMENT OF INTEREST
You are required to submit a brief statement (about 500 words in length) that should address the
following:
your reasons for graduate study in Journalism;
the research interest(s) you may wish to pursue in your major project;
how your previous studies and experience have prepared you for the MJ program; and
your career objectives and how the MJ program relates to them.
Statement of Interest, Ryerson University
Life is a learning experience. I have been life’s apprentice over the last five years, and I have learned a great deal.
At the undergraduate level, I did some coursework in writing and journalism, including an internship at Technology Review. I have also completed internships in the communications office at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Centre, with the award-winning Palo Alto Weekly, and with WIRED Magazine.
Since returning to Canada, I have been working as editor at the Canadian Office Product Association, where I have produced a weekly newsletter for nearly two years.
Throughout all these experiences, I have also worked hard to develop a freelance career, writing for textbook companies, trade journals, blogs such as Gizmodo and Digital Hub, newspapers such as XTRA and The Toronto Star, and magazines such as Technology Review and Discover Magazine.
The lessons I have learned from all of these experiences have stood me in good stead, but I know that I am capable of much more. That’s why I feel that the time has come to focus on improving my basic skills, while learning and developing more advanced skills. This is my primary reason for choosing to apply to Ryerson University’s graduate program in journalism.
At MIT I studied physics with science writing, with a minor in creative writing. It should come as no surprise that I have a passionate interest in science journalism. Since returning to Canada, I have become acutely aware of the fact that Canada has no popular science magazine. This strikes me as odd, and more than a little saddening.
Someday I would like to help to create a Canadian science and technology magazine, but first I need to research a number of topics. Historically, what efforts have been made to found scientific publications in Canada, and why have they failed? What can I learn from them? Just as important is the question: “Given the shift towards New Media, is there any future in founding a new magazine, or would efforts be better spent on creating a modern online publication?” Other questions I might ask include, “What market exists for this sort of publication,” and “How do other English-speaking science publications from countries such as England and Australia differ from the existing U.S. publications?”
Examining the past, present, and future of popular science publications in Canada could be the topic for my major project, and I believe that Ryerson will be an excellent place to explore this question. Faculty members such as Lynn Cunningham, who may be able to tell me about the government’s effect on the success of Canadian magazines, and Abby Goodrum, who can doubtless advise me extensively on the question of old versus new technologies, would prove to be invaluable advisors.
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Date: 2007-01-17 02:53 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-01-17 02:58 pm (UTC)It did get edited before being handed in. Nonetheless, I don't see the problems you are referring to. Perhaps that is because you are not being sufficiently specific.