Bio

Larry Cornies

Larry Cornies is a professor of journalism at Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Kitchener, Ont., where he also acts as coordinator of the print journalism, broadcast journalism and new media programs. Prior to taking up teaching full-time, Larry held a variety of positions at The London Free Press in London, Ont., becoming its Editor and chair of its editorial board in 2000. After leaving The Free Press, Larry joined The Globe and Mail in Toronto, where he was a page editor on its news desk, frequently also filling in as assistant national editor, A2 editor, assistant foreign editor and news production editor.

Larry earned his master’s degree in journalism at the University of Western Ontario, London, and has twice been named a fellow at the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism at the University of Maryland.

Before arriving at Conestoga College, Larry taught business reporting, beat reporting and journalism ethics in the graduate journalism program at the University of Western Ontario. From 2006-2008, he served as Maclean-Hunter Chair of Communication Ethics at Ryerson University‘s School of Journalism in Toronto. He continues to teach journalism ethics at Western.

In addition to his teaching and writing, Larry has been as a consultant for a number of organizations on journalism and communications issues.