February 9-10, 2008: Journalism in a Violent World
The Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence & Trauma’s inaugural conference – Journalism in a Violent World – will bring together journalists, health care professionals, media analysts and journalism educators from across the country, from many parts of the United States and from Britain. The event takes place at the University of Western Ontario, Londom, from February 9-10. Registration rates range from $50 to $200, with lower rates offered to students and local media. The registration deadline is January 25.
The Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence & Trauma’s inaugural conference – Journalism in a Violent World – will bring together journalists, health care professionals, media analysts and journalism educators from across the country, from many parts of the United States and from Britain. The event takes place at the University of Western Ontario, Londom, from February 9-10. Registration rates range from $50 to $200, with lower rates offered to students and local media. The registration deadline is January 25.
Ivor Shapiro, the founding editor of J-Source, is emeritus professor and former chair of the School of Journalism at Toronto Metropolitan University, where he is now a senior fellow at the Centre for Free Expression. His research is in the professional practice and attitudes of journalists, and he has taught feature reporting and media ethics. As a magazine journalist, he was a contributing editor of Saturday Night magazine and managing editor of Chatelaine. A former chair of the ethics committee of the Canadian Association of Journalists, his latest book is The Disputed Freedoms of A Disrupted Press (Routledge, 2024).