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Defiance, the Movie and Real Life Heroes

January 26, 2009 1 Comment

This past weekend, we went to see the new Daniel Craig movie “Defiance” about the Bielski brothers, who sheltered and…

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Filed under: Andrei Sakharov, Bielski, Byron Wilfert, Daniel Craig, Defiance, Holocaust, Lidiia Drinfeld, Oscar Schindler, Ratzinger, Stephen Spielberg, Vatican

Jane Creba, and Giftland: a Small World in Journalism

January 1, 2009 Leave a comment

What, you ask, does the murder of a 15-year old innocent bystander in downtown Toronto on Boxing Day 2005 have…

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Journalism in Mexico

December 26, 2008 1 Comment

Squatters live beside luxury resorts 1) (Photo of armed military police checking the main highway for drugs and illegal immigrants)…

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Plagiarism at Centennial College and Politicians

November 4, 2008 Leave a comment

An article I wrote that’s just been published on J-source.ca, the authoritative website for Canadian journalists and journalism educators. Can…

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Obama and me

November 1, 2008 3 Comments

Being a journalist can help you in other parts of your life. That’s what I always tell my students at…

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CTV’s Controversial Interview with Stephane Dion

October 11, 2008 Leave a comment

Journalism schools across Canada must be thanking CTV News and Stephane Dion this Thanksgiving. We at the University of Toronto/Centennial College…

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Filed under: Centennial College, CTV, David Letterman., interview, LArry King, Nardwuar, politics journalism, Stephane Dion

Plagiarism and the Prime Minister

October 2, 2008 Leave a comment

    The revelations about the Prime Minister’s speechwriter and plagiarism this week come at a time of the academic year…

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Filed under: Biden, canadian election, CBC.ca, Centennial College, Harper, Madonna, Obama, Plagiarism, politics journalism, Susan Ormiston, us election

A Mighty Heart

August 29, 2008 Leave a comment

It’s probably just a coincidence, but then, some people say there ARE no coincidences in life. A week ago, at…

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Schwarma leads to scoop for a multi platform journalist

August 24, 2008 Leave a comment

Picking up dinner at Joe’s Restaurant in Richmond Hill has always been a success: the falafel, lentil soup and chicken…

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Filed under: Bill Crothers Secondary School, Bill Hogarth, cbc radio toronto, Centennial College Journalism, multi platform journalist, Neith Macdonald

Visit to Nazi death camp in Italy, in Trieste

August 7, 2008 2 Comments

On the left: 17 prison cells for detainees. On the right: a German document showing calculation of Revenues and Expenses…

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