Category Archives: Crime and court reporting

News photographers scramble for Rafferty pic

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Larry Cornies

Great news photography is often about split-second timing. Such was the case outside a  Woodstock, Ont., courthouse yesterday as Michael Rafferty, accused of first-degree murder in the death of eight-year-old Tori Stafford, made an application for a change of venue … Continue reading →

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Tips for reporters on dealing with grief-stricken families

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Larry Cornies

At 2:20 a.m. on Aug. 24, 1997, 20-year-old Catherine Newton stepped onto busy Richmond Street in downtown London, Ont. The bars had closed and she had skipped ahead of her girlfriends, anxious to meet up with her waiting boyfriend, Rob. … Continue reading →

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Reporting on journalists in harm’s way

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Larry Cornies

There were a number of very interesting seminars and panel discussions at this year’s national conference of the Canadian Association of Journalists in Montreal in late May. Among conferees, the most popular panels were those on “Ottawa’s Information Lockdown and … Continue reading →

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New media and the Bandidos trial coverage

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Larry Cornies

There isn’t a more dramatic criminal trial underway in Canada right now than that of six former Bandidos motorcycle club members, each charged with eight counts of first-degree murder, related to the grisly discovery of eight bodies in cars along … Continue reading →

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