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Robert Washburn
Professor e-journalism
Loyalist College

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Recent Posts

Cornerstone director speaks candidly about local workplace abuse

Earlier this week, McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook – the guy in charge of all the McD’s worldwide, was fired for violating the company’s policy by having a consensual relationship with a subordinate employee. Easterbrook is divorced, and it’s not illegal to have a consensual relationship with a work subordinate.

Local teachers’ union rep explains current situation regarding talks

Talks between the teacher’s unions and the provincial government were started in the spring. But by the end of August, the contracts ran out without a settlement.

Safe interview room helps victims of domestic violence, rape and sexual assault, says police

Unless you have been through it, understanding the terror and pain of domestic abuse, it is not easy to fully appreciate what someone is experiencing. As we learned last week when I interviewed Nancy Johnston, executive director of Cornerstone women’s shelter, there are some 2,600 women and children, who seek help from their services.

Yard, poles and building community subject of film debut and guest speaker

In 2016, Nancy Belmont, an American activist, launched a unique interactive art installation used to bring people in a community together. It quickly gained interest from around the world, including most of North America, Western Europe, India, and Australia.

‘What isn’t wrong with journalism today?’ asks Dalton Camp lecturer

'I think that we have to rethink how we get journalism back into communities at a local level,' says journalism professor Emily Bell. (Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images) Whether it's attacks from politicians or dwindling revenue, journalism is under attack and has major problems, says a Columbia University journalism professor who [...] Click here to view original web page at www.cbc.ca