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Larry Cornies is coordinator of the print journalism, broadcast journalism and new media programs at Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Kitchener, Ont. He also 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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- Finally, one of those rebuilt Highway 401 service centres -- at Dutton -- is actually open. http://tweetphoto.com/35474829 1 day ago
- Reminder that UWO's 1.2-metre reflecting telescope at Elginfield, Ont., will be open to public from 6 p.m. to midnight. http://bit.ly/9jdnqh 5 days ago
- Thanks @brian_frank and @paisley_girl73 for the kind nods. 1 week ago
- [Blog post] A review of the opening-night performance of Driving Miss Daisy at Sarnia's Imperial Theatre. http://bit.ly/czNPKT 1 week ago
- Driving Miss Daisy at the Imperial Theatre, Sarnia, is a great show, starring Michael Learned in title role. http://bit.ly/dwvkPO 1 week ago
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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Journalists of the future
“She really wants to be a food editor — but it’s hard to tell her that print is dead.” That was the final line of an email message I received today from a longtime friend. He was asking my advice … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Newspapers, Reporting
Tagged Adam Westbrook, food, Print journalism
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New tools for journalists will change postsecondary programs
After a week of intensive training at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla., my thinking about how we train journalists has changed in some ways and remained firm in others. I became convinced of the Poynter faculty’s argument that … Continue reading
Al Tompkins’ 10 commandments of shooting video
Back in the mid-1980s, when I was in graduate school, journalism students shot video on three-quarter-inch tape, using (if they were lucky) electronic newsgathering (ENG) cameras that weighed in at about 13 or 14 kilograms — even without the cumbersome … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasting, Technology, Videography
Tagged Al Tompkins, Poynter Institute, Video
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From the moon to the Earth
It’s nearly impossible to escape mention today of the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s historic first step onto the lunar surface. Television, radio, newspapers and online portals are overflowing with anniversary stories and tributes to the men and women with … Continue reading
Posted in Flashback, Journalism history, Newspapers
Tagged astronauts, Earth, Globe and Mail, London Free Press, Moon
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Toronto Mayor David Miller and the Maclean’s cover
The cover illustration on the July 27 issue of Maclean’s, constructed from a series of manipulated images, certainly is, well, provocative. It features a less-than-flattering image of Toronto Mayor David Miller stuffed into an aluminum garbage can, banana peel adorning … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Journalism ethics, Magazines, Photos and illustration
Tagged David Miller, Maclean's
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