Joel O’Kane
From the field Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Joel O’Kane went from St. Thomas journalism classes to the Fredericton Daily Gleaner then rose quickly to an editor’s position. He reports on his experience as a professional journalist.
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Gillian Benjamin: China calls
From the field Thursday, November 17th, 2011
I never wanted to be one of those people that wished for things but never did them. Luckily, I never became one. As soon as I graduated from university, I immediately contacted a company who recruited teachers overseas. Within a few weeks I was in Asia learning to speak Mandarin Chinese and teaching children. This [...]
Jackie Webster: A journalist’s story
Features Thursday, April 7th, 2011
On April 6th Jackie Webster received the Eldred Savoie Award for Excellence and Dedication in New Brunswick Journalism. The honour was bestowed on her at the second annual St. Thomas University-Legislative Press Gallery Dinner. STU Journalism Student Kay McLeod wrote this profile of Jackie Webster last summer. *** Jackie Webster, a petite white-haired lady, wearing [...]
No biz like show biz: Billy Fong
From the field, This Week's Edition Sunday, February 13th, 2011
I went into journalism not because I wanted to pursue a career in the field, but because I wanted to be a storyteller. Unlike an English program, the journalistic style of writing is similar to what I want to do: screenwriting. It’s simplistic, gets the point across, captivates an audience and tells a great story. [...]
Memories of smoke and wizards
Features Saturday, November 20th, 2010
With all the hype about the last instalment of the Harry Potter series reaching the screen, journalism instructor Mark Tunney remembers reading the first book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, to his children in front of a new wood stove the Tunneys had installed in their basement. He wrote this column about the experience, back [...]
Hiedi Irvine: Northern Exposure
Alumni Profiles, From the field, This Week's Edition Monday, May 10th, 2010
I’m sure there were times during my rebellious teenager stage where my parents were convinced I’d be in court someday. Like me, they had never pictured it being quite like this. I am currently a court recorder/court transcriptionist/administrative assistant for a company called Total Reporting Services that gets contracted by the government in British Columbia [...]
Meredith O’Hara
From the field Friday, February 19th, 2010
It’s been a year and a half since I graduated; I’m the producer for a morning show on the #1 radio station in Calgary and I love it. It’s not the job I thought I would have at this point but it’s a great job in a great city. But my road to this job [...]
End the semester with a laugh
Opinion, Video Friday, December 11th, 2009
The Basement Tapes is a TV news production by the 3rd year broadcast journalism class at St. Thomas University. They ended the semester with a tongue-in-cheek look at the news produced by Adam Wright, Lily Boisson, Colin Hodd and Alex Solak — not for grades. Just for laughs.
Sept.28-Oct.5/09
Uncategorized Monday, September 28th, 2009
Sept.28-Oct.5/09 Editor/Pubishers Matt McCann, Megan MacKay News: Welcome to the Beacon To Spray or Not to Spray Summer of Swine Flu, School year of Swine Flu? Fredericton Transit pilot program not meeting expectations Features: Fitting in for First Years Fredericton Toy Library Dragons on the Saint John River Opinion: Academics in [...]
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