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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. 3 days 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? 3 days 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 3 days ago
- Overheard this coming from @StephenSongtime's desk earlier this week. Nice diversion from HNIC. http://t.co/l2OlqGAN 3 days ago
- [Column] Dear panel to be convened by @JohnToryShow: Remember that it's @OntarioPlace, not Toronto Place. http://t.co/EbuQ71BC 4 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: Sensationalism
Tips for reporters on dealing with grief-stricken families
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
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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Covering Michael Jackson
I get a discomfiting sense of unease during occasions such as today’s marathon coverage of the Michael Jackson funeral and memorial service, watched by hundreds of millions around the world. Media (and news media in particular) are, at times, the … Continue reading
