One by one, summer internships began to fall through. But rather than throw up their hands in frustration or throw out the vaunted finale of the program, faculty and staff of the Master of Media in Journalism and Communication (MMJC) program created a new …
United Airlines staff dragged a paying customer off a plane, sparking an international news bonanza — and a small newspaper in Louisville, Ky., had a scoop. Louisville’s Courier-Journal reported on April 11 that the passenger, David Dao, lost his medical license in...
Katrina Clarke, MA’13 (Journalism), currently a reporter at the Toronto Star, is one of 12 journalism students and young journalists chosen by Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) to participate in a two-week program in Europe this...
Miles Kenyon of the Journalists for Human Rights will lead a workshop reporting on indigenous issues at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, in Somerville House, room 3315. Kenyon, manager of the Indigenous Reporters Program, will cover topics such as representation,...
Students in Western’s Master of Arts in Journalism program have partnered with CBC Windsor's Afternoon Drive radio show (which broadcasts all over southwestern Ontario) to produce audio documentaries as part of their coursework. CBC Windsor is promoting the...
Under Canadian law, a reporter must only provide their name and employer in order to obtain legal consent to conduct an interview with someone and publish its contents. The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is asking if that standard offers enough protection to inexperienced and/or marginalized people.
The Western community is mourning the death of Peter Desbarats, former dean of Western’s Graduate School of Journalism from 1981-97, who died Tuesday, Feb. 11.
With world-class theatre just down the road, chances are you’ve already enjoyed a production or two at the Stratford Festival. And though the myriad of plays each season presents at least one worth seeing for any taste, it’s not a bad idea to consult a review or two before deciding which is worth the $100 seat.
Here, Keith Tomasek could help.
New Media students have produced a seven-part multimedia series on citizen science to be published this month by online magazines The Tyee and rabble.ca.
Ira Basen, long-time CBC Radio journalist responsible for the creation of several network programs including ‘The Inside Track’ and ‘This Morning’, will deliver the 2012 Clissold Lecture in Journalism at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 in Conron Hall, University College, room 224.
Sparked by controversy surrounding Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente, discussions about plagiarism are popping up across campus – particularly, and not surprisingly, in journalism classes.
Paul Benedetti, a University of Western Ontario Faculty of Information and Media Studies lecturer, picked up his first-ever National Newspaper Award, Friday in Ottawa.
United Airlines staff dragged a paying customer off a plane, sparking an international news bonanza — and a small newspaper in Louisville, Ky., had a scoop. Louisville’s Courier-Journal reported on April 11 that the passenger, David Dao, lost his medical license in...
Katrina Clarke, MA’13 (Journalism), currently a reporter at the Toronto Star, is one of 12 journalism students and young journalists chosen by Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) to participate in a two-week program in Europe this...
Miles Kenyon of the Journalists for Human Rights will lead a workshop reporting on indigenous issues at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, in Somerville House, room 3315. Kenyon, manager of the Indigenous Reporters Program, will cover topics such as representation,...
Students in Western’s Master of Arts in Journalism program have partnered with CBC Windsor's Afternoon Drive radio show (which broadcasts all over southwestern Ontario) to produce audio documentaries as part of their coursework. CBC Windsor is promoting the...
Under Canadian law, a reporter must only provide their name and employer in order to obtain legal consent to conduct an interview with someone and publish its contents. The Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) is asking if that standard offers enough protection to inexperienced and/or marginalized people.
The Western community is mourning the death of Peter Desbarats, former dean of Western’s Graduate School of Journalism from 1981-97, who died Tuesday, Feb. 11.
With world-class theatre just down the road, chances are you’ve already enjoyed a production or two at the Stratford Festival. And though the myriad of plays each season presents at least one worth seeing for any taste, it’s not a bad idea to consult a review or two before deciding which is worth the $100 seat.
Here, Keith Tomasek could help.
New Media students have produced a seven-part multimedia series on citizen science to be published this month by online magazines The Tyee and rabble.ca.
Ira Basen, long-time CBC Radio journalist responsible for the creation of several network programs including ‘The Inside Track’ and ‘This Morning’, will deliver the 2012 Clissold Lecture in Journalism at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 in Conron Hall, University College, room 224.
Sparked by controversy surrounding Globe and Mail columnist Margaret Wente, discussions about plagiarism are popping up across campus – particularly, and not surprisingly, in journalism classes.
Paul Benedetti, a University of Western Ontario Faculty of Information and Media Studies lecturer, picked up his first-ever National Newspaper Award, Friday in Ottawa.