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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
- 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 4 hrs ago
- Overheard this coming from @StephenSongtime's desk earlier this week. Nice diversion from HNIC. http://t.co/l2OlqGAN 5 hrs ago
- [Column] Dear panel to be convened by @JohnToryShow: Remember that it's @OntarioPlace, not Toronto Place. http://t.co/EbuQ71BC 14 hrs ago
- Not that I'm aware. Perhaps @WendyMcCann or someone else knows. MT @anth_the_man_85: Are there any films on the history of @CdnPress? 15 hrs ago
- This would be @NatalieGore_ 's dream backyard. MT @DougCoupland: http://t.co/cs6k9pys 1 day 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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The proposed takeover of The Canadian Press
If a deal by CTVglobemedia, Torstar Corp. and Gesca Ltée gets federal approval, one of the fixtures of Canadian journalism for nearly a century will be fundamentally changed. The companies, which operate CTV and The Globe and Mail, The Toronto … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Journalism, Journalism history, Newspapers
Tagged Globe and Mail, La Presse, style, The Canadian Press, Toronto Star
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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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A little applause, please
Two bits of positive media news today on the heels of yesterday’s disconcerting announcement by the union representing workers at the Toronto Star that the newspaper will soon outsource most of what’s left of its classified advertising department to a … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and culture, Broadcasting, Journalism education, Magazines, Newspapers
Tagged A-Channel, Brandon, CRTC, CTV, Grand Theatre, Ryerson, television, Toronto Star, Windsor, Wingham
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A tentative deal at The Globe
It was great to hear that representatives of The Globe and Mail and Local 87-M of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union reached a tentative agreement just before midnight last night, averting a painful strike. A ratification vote is scheduled … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Journalism, Newspapers
Tagged Globe and Mail, National Post, strike, Toronto Star
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