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Featured Video:

Sisters in Spirit Vigil by Maureen Lawlor

October 4th, 2009: Sisters in Spirit host their 4th annual vigil on Parliament Hill to remember the hundred of missing and murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. We follow the story of Bridget Tolley, who has been working tirelessly to get answers after her mother was killed in 2001 by a Quebec Surêté police car. This video was produced for 25th Hour at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Producer: Sannah Choi. Camera: Allison Elwell

In Design – The Song by Stephenson Price

“…because everyone knows that Wednesday night is the night that we do layout…………” This is a little comedic take on layout at the Charlatan.

PR Wars – The Pilot by Stephenson Price

It is often said that Public Relations and Journalism are two sides to the same coin – PR being the “Dark Side of Journalism”……………….We felt the Star Wars analogy was fitting.

Originally filmed as a bookending video to a fourth-year Bachelor of Journalism presentation on Public Relations vs. Journalism, PR Wars has recently transitioned into a proof-of-concept role for a new upcoming Web Series – stay tuned for more info….

Featured Audio:

The Naked Truth: a Fishy Tale ** by Allie Elwell

Aired: CBC Radio: The World This Weekend – Saturday July 11th, 2009

It’s hard to take a naked woman in her 50s seriously when she is posing nude for a photograph with a 4 foot Icelandic cod. Especially if its a British actress known for taking off her clothes. But Gretta Scacchi did just that. She had a message to send: overfishing is destroying the oceans and if we don’t change our behaviour now, we will run out of fish. Does this help or hinder a campaign? Allie Elwell takes a look.

** Its 3/4 of way through the CBC Podcast

Featured Blogs:

Piece of This Mind by Amanda Connolly

This is a blog focused on making a liberal critique of political and social issues in both Canada and around the world. Amanda is a second-year journalism student at Carleton Univeristy, says news is her crack, and wants to be a columnist. Check it out!

Snapshots of my life by Margaret Cappa

“Whether it’s jotting a quote down in a notebook or capturing an image through a lens’ eye, I enjoy creating all forms of journalism,” says Cappa on her blog. The site includes her freelance work, a neighbourhood blog, and a personal touch from the fourth-year journalism student.