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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; Maclean-Hunter Chair of Communication Ethics at Ryerson University's School of Journalism, Toronto; and Editor of The London Free Press, London, Ont. He continues to write a weekly column for The London Free Press.-
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- Finally, one of those rebuilt Highway 401 service centres -- at Dutton -- is actually open. http://tweetphoto.com/35474829 1 day ago
- Reminder that UWO's 1.2-metre reflecting telescope at Elginfield, Ont., will be open to public from 6 p.m. to midnight. http://bit.ly/9jdnqh 5 days ago
- Thanks @brian_frank and @paisley_girl73 for the kind nods. 1 week ago
- [Blog post] A review of the opening-night performance of Driving Miss Daisy at Sarnia's Imperial Theatre. http://bit.ly/czNPKT 1 week ago
- Driving Miss Daisy at the Imperial Theatre, Sarnia, is a great show, starring Michael Learned in title role. http://bit.ly/dwvkPO 1 week ago
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Orchestra London offers a little transparency
Regular readers of my Saturday column in the London Free Press know that I’ve been following developments at Orchestra London closely over the past 10 months. In fact, today’s column is the fourth variation on that theme since last December. … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and culture
Tagged Joe Swan, London Free Press, Orchestra London, Rob Gloor
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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
From the moon to the Earth
It’s nearly impossible to escape mention today of the 40th anniversary of Neil Armstrong’s historic first step onto the lunar surface. Television, radio, newspapers and online portals are overflowing with anniversary stories and tributes to the men and women with … Continue reading
Posted in Flashback, Journalism history, Newspapers
Tagged astronauts, Earth, Globe and Mail, London Free Press, Moon
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New media and the Bandidos trial coverage
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
Posted in Crime and court reporting, Journalism, Reporting, Technology
Tagged Bandidos, Larry O'Brien, London Free Press, Twitter
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