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J-school grad well-prepared for digital job
Kaitlyn McGrath sits in her place at the National Post sports desk, pondering the headline for the story she’s about to publish. Eugenie Bouchard, Canada’s tennis darling, has just lost at the Miami Open, and McGrath needs to get the article online. “I got it,” McGrath says after a few aborted attempts, and types out…
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From the Factory to the Studio
The life of an up-and-coming artist has never been an easy road. With the lack of a stable income and support from family members, it can be hard to stay truly committed. For Bobby Pena, this journey is no different. Andrew Costy has more.
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Lauren O’Neil and Dan Brown visit the MAJ class
The New Media class took a step away from electoral ward projects to pitch story ideas to two fantastic guests. Western journalism alumnus, currently with the CBC, Lauren O’Neil and the London Free Press’ Dan Brown took in a variety of multimedia pitches from groups in the class. A few projects overlap with municipal politics.…
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John McKenna visits the New Media class
John McKenna is the Executive Producer, Television News, of the Hamilton based television station, CHCH. McKenna stopped by the MAJ New Media class last week. He started the class discussion by showing television ratings among competing networks in the Toronto – Hamilton marketplace. Most of us were surprised to learn that CHCH typically ranks second,…