Science, Medicine & Environment Reporting

Stephen Leahy, an award winning environmental and science journalist, spoke with the Reporting I class in March. He gave some very helpful tips and tricks when writing science-based stories and articles. Here are a few of my takeaways from our discussion: Leahy emphasized the importance of accuracy when writing about science. You must have the…

Crime Reporting

Tom Lynch, head of Campus Security, spoke with the Reporting I class on March 27, 2018. He spoke about his previous career as a police officer (with the investigative side of the police force) and injected humour into every moment he could. It was a very entertaining and informative class: here are a few takeaways.…

Entertainment & Arts Reporting

Eli Glasner, a CBC News Toronto Entertainment and Arts Reporter, spoke with the Durham College Reporting I class in late February. I enjoy writing about entertainment and artistic events so I thought this discussion was very positive and useful for my future success in journalism. I found there to be many take-ways from our class…

Sports Reporting

Brian Legree spoke with my Reporting Class in the beginning of February about Sports Journalism and Sports Reporting. I am not too familiar with the subject but I am excited to lear, grow, advance and practice my sports broadcasting/reporting skills. I learned many things from Brian but here are a few key points that stuck…

General Assignment Reporting

This week, Katrina Owens, a reporter at Kawartha Lakes This Week, spoke with our Reporting Class about general assignment reporting. She graduated from the Durham College Journalism Program in 2014 and has been working ever since. Katrina reports on various topics like entertainment, crime, education, sports, and politics. She also attends fundraisers, community events, parades…

The Climate Change Video – Behind the Scenes

The final project for my Global Class. I had to do something big. I had to try something I've never tried before. And I had to do it quickly. So, what was it going to be? An essay? No, I'm already writing enough in my journalism classes. A presentation in front of the class? I…

Journalism and Public Relations

"At the end of the day, we're storytellers. It's just our stories have a different purpose."  ~ Jacquie Hoornweg This week in my Journalism Fundamentals class, we covered the differences and similarities between journalists and people who work in Public Relations. We had a Global Class with two individuals who have worked in both PR and journalism:…

Personal Suitability – Journalism

When I came to this class, I felt like I had a strong grasp on some aspects of journalism and communication.  I have a large background in theatre and it felt natural for me to divert to a different job that still had theatrical elements. I was always talking and communicating: in Ukrainian and French as well.…

Media Biases and Controlled Journalism

Our class recently had a global conversation with Dr. Marc Edge, an Associate Professor of Media and Communication at the University of Malta. Marc has written five books and has taught at universities in five different countries. Dr. Wandia M. Njoya, a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Language and Performing Arts at Daystar University in Kenya joined us…

My Interview with Cristina Tenaglia

On Sunday December 17th, 2017 I had my first ever interview with a working journalist. Cristina Tenaglia. [ image from cp24.com ] I conducted the interview for my Interviewing and Research course here at Durham College. We had to create a human-interest profile piece and I decided to reach out to Cristina Tenaglia, a reporter from…