Anne McNeilly
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Global News Social Media Editor: Complex stories should be packaged in way that connects with audience
By JASMINE BALA Staff reporter While newsrooms benefit from online analytics that help journalists understand what audiences want and how to package stories, this data can’t be the only determinants of the news that gets served up, says the national managing editor for social media at Global News. Shauna Rempel, who is also an instructor at Ryerson’s School of Journalism,…
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Journalism Ethics 101 in China
By ANNE MCNEILLY Reprinted with permission from the Centre for Free Expression Teaching a news “ethics” course in the fledgling journalism program at Jinan University in Guangzhou, China, proved to be a challenge, given the restraints on freedom of expression now occurring under the regime of President Xi Jinping. It was only April, but I could feel the sweat trickling…
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Ryerson journalism prof navigates censorship while teaching in China
By ALLISON RIDGWAY Staff Reporter Ryerson professor Anne McNeilly wasn’t sure what to expect when she travelled to China last spring to teach media ethics and news reporting to first and second-year journalism students. Teaching as a “foreign expert” for two and a half months at one of the oldest universities in the country – Jinan University in Guangzhou –…
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