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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. Previously, he was an A-section page editor at The Globe and Mail, Toronto, and Editor of The London Free Press, London, Ont. From 2006-2008, he held the Maclean-Hunter Chair of Communication Ethics at Ryerson University's School of Journalism in Toronto. He continues to write a weekly column for The London Free Press, as well as features and columns for a variety of other publications and websites.-
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- Invigorating: 70 new journalism students flood into Conestoga's classrooms, ready to tackle the craft. All in all, a great day. 1 day ago
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- Nominations, please: What were the 10 most important judgments in Canadian legal history, affecting the work of journalists? 3 days ago
- Among Conestoga's new crop of journalism students, about a third just out of high school, a third from university, a third from workplaces. 6 days ago
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Category Archives: Politics
Campaign video wars begin
In mid-September, I found a message from the Conservative Party of Canada in my email inbox. The sender was identified as “Mike Duffy” — yes, that one. The subject line — “Let’s talk about moving Canada forward” — was followed … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Canadian politics, Politics, Technology
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Kudos to Globe for North Korea series
I’m finding the current series of articles, diary entries, photographs and video clips by Globe and Mail foreign correspondent Mark MacKinnon and freelance photographer Sean Gallagher on life in North Korea absolutely fascinating. It’s undercover reporting at its finest — … Continue reading
Posted in International politics, Journalism, Journalism ethics, Newspapers, Politics
Tagged Globe and Mail, Mark MacKinnon, North Korea, Sean Gallagher
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New chief at The Globe’s Ottawa bureau
More changes at senior levels of The Globe and Mail. Ottawa bureau chief Brian Laghi is leaving Parliament Hill to tackle a new career, which he characterized to colleagues as a bid to satisfy a need for change as he … Continue reading
Posted in Canadian politics, Journalism, Newspapers, Politics, Reporting, U.S. politics
Tagged Brian Laghi, Ed Greenspon, Globe and Mail, John Ibbitson, John Stackhouse
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William Calley and the ghosts of My Lai
Anyone old enough to remember the Vietnam War will recall the infamous My Lai massacre. It was a seminal event in the history of that war because of its effect on public support for U.S. involvement there. Millions of Americans … Continue reading
Carolyn Stewart-Olsen leaves the PMO . . . for the Senate
The exit of communications staff from the Prime Minister’s Office continues, as word went out yesterday of the departure of most significant figure yet in the ongoing attrition. Carolyn Stewart-Olsen has been at Stephen Harper’s side since the outset of … Continue reading
