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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. For more information, see the Bio page.Recent tweets
- MT @rachelnixon: There's a message from Douglas Coupland in this QR code if you scan it - from his latest exhibition. http://t.co/KSIlS3fC 4 hrs ago
- Overheard this coming from @StephenSongtime's desk earlier this week. Nice diversion from HNIC. http://t.co/l2OlqGAN 4 hrs ago
- [Column] Dear panel to be convened by @JohnToryShow: Remember that it's @OntarioPlace, not Toronto Place. http://t.co/EbuQ71BC 14 hrs ago
- Not that I'm aware. Perhaps @WendyMcCann or someone else knows. MT @anth_the_man_85: Are there any films on the history of @CdnPress? 15 hrs ago
- This would be @NatalieGore_ 's dream backyard. MT @DougCoupland: http://t.co/cs6k9pys 1 day ago
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"Go to where the silence is and say something." — journalist Amy Goodman in accepting an award from Columbia University
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Monthly Archives: August 2009
Tornadoes met by avid citizen journalists
Like CITY-TV, they’re everywhere. The grainy photographs of dozens of “citizen journalists,” such as those that appeared on last night’s Toronto-area newscasts and websites, as well as today’s morning newspapers, are often touted as the harbingers of a new form … Continue reading
Posted in Citizen journalism, Newspapers
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Spielberg film to boost Tintin’s worldwide profile
To say Tintin inspired me to become a journalist would be an overstatement. He was, after all, merely a cartoon character who lived inside the covers of my favourite books at the local public library. As a child, I checked … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and culture, Life in general, Newspapers, Reporting
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Covering the plight of Suaad Hagi Mohamud
Kudos to the Toronto Star for going the extra 7,500 miles (about 12,000 kilometres) to cover firsthand the extraordinary plight of Suaad Hagi Mohamud, the Canadian citizen and Toronto resident detained in Kenya for three months after she was falsely … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasting, Journalism, Newspapers, Reporting
Tagged Canada, CBC, CTV, Globe and Mail, Kenya, National Post, Salim Hamdan, Somalia, Suaad Hagi Mohamud, Toronto Star, Yemen
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Teaching, learning, technology and students
I’m frequently asked how teaching and learning have changed over the past decade. What are students like? How are new technologies affecting how you teach and how they learn? That kind of thing. The video below, produced by a cultural … Continue reading
Posted in education, Technology
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Stackhouse establishes new Globe and Mail regime
John Stackhouse, the Globe and Mail‘s newly minted editor-in-chief, has set in place the foundational cornerstones of his newsroom. As is often the case when a sea change washes through a major news organization, some of the alterations are notable. … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Newspapers
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