As an undergraduate at the University of Guelph, I had the distinct privilege of being one of the student co-chairs of the Masai for Africa Campaign. Launched by Guelph doctor Anne Marie Zajdlik as a response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Lesotho, my brief leadership of the campaign was one of my most memorable experiences at the university. Anne-Marie describes those years of the campaign here.
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No its not a typo. Just another reason why your written work should be read over and over and over… Earlier today, I was engaged in a short back and forth with a Macleans blogger regarding a story about an event at my law school. The ensuing conversation highlighted an issue of journalism that will only become more prevalent in a news economy dominated by citizen-journalism:
The conversation continues to be on my mind, especially since U’s profile indicates she is in her last year of journalism at Ryerson. While I may have been a little harsh, we really need to have a public discussion on the evolving roles and responsibilities of news reporting using social media technologies (a discussion that continues to be absent from journalism schools, to the best of my knowledge). I would expect such a conversation to revolve around the following principles: » More on The Obligations of Blogging Heres one for all you budding politicians: how not to deliver a campaign speech. First, the instructional video: It is important to note that Mr. Davison’s speech was actually pretty standard: the partisan politics, the ‘business as usual’ comment, the various degrees he had, what was wrong currently… It was his delivery that was atrocious. Here are some Do’s and Dont’s that I took away. » More on Campaigning 101: How (Not) To Give a Campaign Speech |
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