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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 5 hrs ago
- Overheard this coming from @StephenSongtime's desk earlier this week. Nice diversion from HNIC. http://t.co/l2OlqGAN 5 hrs ago
- [Column] Dear panel to be convened by @JohnToryShow: Remember that it's @OntarioPlace, not Toronto Place. http://t.co/EbuQ71BC 15 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? 16 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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Queen’s Quay West: a reverie
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.
Posted in Arts and culture, Canada, Life in general
Tagged Harbourfront, Queen's Quay, Toronto
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Headlines display Canada’s hockey anguish
The front pages of newspapers across the country this morning tell the story of a nation’s hockey distress after last night’s third-period meltdown by the Canadian squad at the World Junior tournament in Buffalo. The stunning loss to Russia aside, … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Newspapers, Photos and illustration, Sports
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Remembering a soldier I never knew
A couple of years ago, I happened onto the website of Legion magazine, the English-language periodical dedicated to “Canada’s military and its heritage.” I noticed the “last post search” tool in a lower corner of the page and, rather offhandedly, … Continue reading
The proposed takeover of The Canadian Press
If a deal by CTVglobemedia, Torstar Corp. and Gesca Ltée gets federal approval, one of the fixtures of Canadian journalism for nearly a century will be fundamentally changed. The companies, which operate CTV and The Globe and Mail, The Toronto … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Journalism, Journalism history, Newspapers
Tagged Globe and Mail, La Presse, style, The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
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How the Maple Leaf became our national emblem
More than any other single factor, it was because of Alexander Muir’s song, The Maple Leaf Forever. See my column in today’s Globe and Mail. The adjacent photo was taken the day of our visit to the tree in Toronto’s … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and culture, Canada, Heritage
Tagged Alexander Muir, anthem, Canada, Leslieville, Maple Leaf
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