Doon Valley Journal
Blog URL http://www.larrycornies.com
Located London, Ontario Canada
Tags Journalism, Canada, Culture, Media, News, Newspapers, Magazines
Personal views on Canadian journalism, news, media and culture
Latest Blog Posts
- Media Literacy Week at London Public Library on Oct 31, 2009 in Arts and culture Technology education literacy media
In an age of ubiquitous messaging — replete with sound, text, video and still images — understanding the sources and inherent biases of both the technologies and message generators is more important than ever. It’s one of the reasons the Me...
- Goodden’s blue heron to perch near the Thames on Oct 24, 2009 in Arts and culture Heritage City of London London Arts Council Ted Goodden Tricar Group
In a news release, London, Ont., mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best called it a sculpture that “will indeed become a key component of our downtown revitalization.” That may be a bit of a stretch. But the prospect of a 500-kilogram great blue h...
- Orchestra London’s maestro sounds off on Oct 18, 2009 in Arts and culture Orchestra London Timothy Vernon
The evening began predictably enough. Orchestra London past president Ailene Wittstein took the podium at 8:05 p.m. to greet old and new season subscribers, thank corporate sponsors and welcome back the ensemble’s core musicians. She promoted t...
- Orchestra London offers a little transparency on Oct 17, 2009 in Arts and culture Joe Swan London Free Press Orchestra London Rob Gloor
Regular readers of my Saturday column in the London Free Press know that I’ve been following developments at Orchestra London closely over the past 10 months. In fact, today’s column is the fourth variation on that theme since last Decemb...
- Stephen Harper rocks the National Arts Centre on Oct 4, 2009 in Arts and culture Canada Canadian politics Politics Conservative Party Liberal Party Michael Ignatieff National Arts Centre Stephen Harper
Well, now, that was different. And really quite refreshing. As if any additional evidence was needed that the momentum in Canadian politics is shifting from Michael Ignatieff’s Liberals to the Stephen Harper Conservatives, the prime minister pu...
- Sampling the Leafs and the NHL . . . again on Oct 2, 2009
My wife had gone shopping; I’d finished walking the dog. Schoolwork was done for the day. So, I figured, why not: It was the NHL’s opening day; why not give the league and my favourite childhood team another chance. So I tuned in to the T...
- Campaign video wars begin on Sep 26, 2009 in Canada Canadian politics Politics Technology
In mid-September, I found a message from the Conservative Party of Canada in my email inbox. The sender was identified as “Mike Duffy” — yes, that one. The subject line — “Let’s talk about moving Canada forward” —...
