Author Archives: Larry Cornies

Farewell to the last of the famous Lombardos

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Larry Cornies

I couldn’t help but be saddened a bit this week by news of the passing of Rosemarie Lombardo Rogers in a small town in northern Ohio. The Lombardos were arguably the most famous family to hail from London, Ont. — … Continue reading →

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CBC Online leaves impression on Conestoga students

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Larry Cornies

When I asked my new media students in class today about the things that were most memorable or surprising about last week’s field trip to CBC Online in Toronto, they responded nearly unanimously: It was the buzz, the electricity and … Continue reading →

Posted in Broadcasting, Canada, Journalism, Journalism education, Online journalism, Social media | 1 Comment

Will La Presse be Canada’s first paperless newspaper?

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Larry Cornies

Whenever I’ve taught courses in the history of print journalism in Canada, I have invariably made reference to a book that is now more than a quarter century old: Wilfred Kesterton‘s seminal work, A History of Journalism in Canada (Ottawa: … Continue reading →

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Newspaper companies and elections: a modest proposal

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Larry Cornies

Back in the mid-2000s, as federal lawmakers and bureaucrats were working out the details and regulations for the National Do Not Call List, the Canadian newspaper industry was in a bit of a tizzy. Telemarketing, after all, lay at the … Continue reading →

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Queen’s Quay West: a reverie

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Larry Cornies

A few photos from the two years or so I spent living on Queen’s Quay West in Toronto’s Harbourfront district. Be sure to click on the captions link if you wish to see those.

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