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Larry Cornies is coordinator of both the print journalism and new media programs at Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Kitchener, Ont., and teaches journalism ethics at the University of Western Ontario in London. Previously, he was an A-section page editor at The Globe and Mail, Toronto; Maclean-Hunter Chair of Communication Ethics at Ryerson University's School of Journalism, Toronto; and Editor of The London Free Press, London, Ont. He continues to write a weekly column for The London Free Press.

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Search is on at J-Source

Saying that it’s time to move on to other projects while ensuring that J-Source.ca continues “breathing fresh air,” the journalism website’s editor-in-chief, Ivor Shapiro, announced his resignation this week, effective in December.
Shapiro, an associate professor at Ryerson University’s School of Journalism, was a driving force in the creation of the Canadian Journalism Project and its [...]

July 3rd, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Canada, Journalism, Online journalism | Leave a comment

A tentative deal at The Globe

It was great to hear that representatives of The Globe and Mail and Local 87-M of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union reached a tentative agreement just before midnight last night, averting a painful strike. A ratification vote is scheduled for Monday.
Both sides had a lot to lose. The Globe, owned by CTVglobemedia Inc., is [...]

July 3rd, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Canada, Journalism, Newspapers | One comment