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The importance of multimedia journalists, according to one
It is no secret that the world of news reporting is changing form rapidly thanks to the Internet. For one of the Edmonton Journal’s web editors, Stuart Thomson, this makes his job exciting. “I think the best part about my job is there is no normal day,” he said over the phone from his desk…
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Janice Dickson: the journalist covering the politicking of Ottawa’s politicians
Ottawa is the city of heavy hitters who have big ideas and even bigger egos. For a journalist, it provides countless story ideas, because something is always going on. “It’s a 24/7 news cycle,” said Janice Dickson. Dickson is a reporter at iPolitics, a website dedicated to providing up-to-the-minute news on what is breaking and…
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New media brings new readers
For Greg Mercer, It’s all about the reader. At 34, Mercer has accomplished himself as a writer, columnist, national award winning journalist and a reporter with the Waterloo Region Record. “Things have changed quickly at The Record,” Mercer said. “There’s definitely more of a rush to get things done. It’s a balancing act really, to…
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A day in the life of a social media producer
As a social media producer, Elamin Abdelmahmoud spends a large part of his time beginning conversations with TVO’s online audience. Before starting those discussions, he usually gets to TVO’s office at Yonge and Eglinton in Toronto at 9:30 and goes to a pitch meeting half an hour later, he said. “We all present our pitches…