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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
- The time for city politicians and staff to ask that question about #EMD site is now, not a decade from now. 1 day ago
- #EMD site has got to be one of London's hottest brownfields. Does Cat get to walk away or is there a plan for remediation? 1 day ago
- 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 2 days ago
- Overheard this coming from @StephenSongtime's desk earlier this week. Nice diversion from HNIC. http://t.co/l2OlqGAN 2 days ago
- [Column] Dear panel to be convened by @JohnToryShow: Remember that it's @OntarioPlace, not Toronto Place. http://t.co/EbuQ71BC 2 days 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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Category Archives: Reporting
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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The Bandidos trial and Twitter
Like some other readers, I’d wondered why The London Free Press had recently allowed its groundbreaking coverage of the Bandidos trial via Twitter (see my earlier post) to dissolve into a hit-and-miss affair that, increasingly, is absent altogether. Stories and … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Journalism, Newspapers, Online journalism, Reporting, Sensationalism, Technology
Tagged Bandidos, Globe and Mail, London Free Press, Robert Pickton, Twitter
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Teaching journalism — differently
About six months after I finished my graduate journalism degree in the mid-1980s, the University of Western Ontario asked me to return as a sessional instructor. A faculty member had taken ill, and her courses in the history of Canadian … Continue reading
The CBC’s Brian Stewart signs off
Though he’ll be back on the air from time to time to help cover major events, today marks the last day on the job for CBC News senior correspondent Brian Stewart. After he anchors The National tonight in place of … Continue reading
Posted in Broadcasting, Canada, International politics, Journalism, Reporting
Tagged Brian Stewart, CBC News, Peter Mansbridge, Tony Burman
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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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