Tornado Watch Toronto, originally uploaded by therozblog.
Environment Canada issued a tornado watch tonight for Toronto… got the heads up via Twitter while at a good friend’s bridal shower.
Had to take a shot of this crazy rainbow near Woodbine! Tornadoes in the city… who knew?!
Hey everybody it’s Lori the Intern here and I’m super excited to post my first story on therozblog.
I asked Roz if I could intern with her this year because I have always had a passion for online writing. Since I was a kid I’ve always kept a diary, then the internet came about and I brought my love for writing into that. Advanced Social Journalism was also my favorite class and one of the only we had this year where I felt I could really be creative - interning with Roz just felt like a good fit!
My first task was to cover the panel that was arranged for our last class. Leave it up to Roz to set up a panel of guest speakers who are as forthcoming regarding the changing world of media as she is! And what a great opportunity it was, being introduced to some big names in the online world. Dale Mugford of matthewgood.org, Billy Reid of Very Tasteful and Tessa Sproule of the CBC. Each of our guests certainly brought a different aspect to the table regarding blogging and the future of online journalism. It was refreshing to see just how passionate each of them were for their work.
Dale Mugford- off the top, is an interesting character due to his connection to Canadian icon Matthew Good. His focus was around blogging and his involvement in the web design of Matthew Good’s own political website. His thoughts and feelings towards the past, present and future of online journalism were exciting to listen to. It is evident that writing online is a trend that is continually picking up - this is our future.
On to the man who “likes songs about things, drawings about things, and videos that usually combine both of those things”. Billy Reid’s comedic laid back personality beamed throughout his presentation. What a down to earth guy - and what a great opportunity it was to listen to him speak. Hearing about his very tasteful website was great because we have watched a few of his videos in our classes. It was uplifting to hear how he got started, how self-taught he is, and how successful he is now.
Last but not least was a woman by the name of Tessa Sproule. This completed our class with a more professional look at the online world. Tessa expanded on how she got to where she is today as the executive in charge of digital programming for entertainment at the CBC - perfect to hear, especially at this time of the year when we are all thinking about graduating and what we’re going to do with our lives.
Its obvious where our news consumption methods are heading and this is where it is at. For three people who are on very different paths in life - their views are very much the same in this area. Which was great to hear because I had a terrifying suspicion that this whole online, blogging thing was just for nerds - phew what a relief!
Hey everyone!
Just a quick note to let you know I’ll be live over the interwebs Friday, February 29th at www.rabble.ca.
I’m helping Rabble writer and producer Wayne MacPhail as he and the team cover a major event at the Centre For Social Innovation in Toronto.
From the site:
The Centre for Social Innovation celebrates, and we’ve got it covered live on rabbletv! On Friday, right here on the front page of rabble.ca, our new baby, rabbletv, will be bringing you live coverage of a celebration from the Centre of Social Innovation in Toronto. It’s the home of about 40 progressive Canadian non-profits and NGOs. Watch this page tomorrow for speeches, tours and a special announcement starting at 11 a.m. EST.
Roz On Twitter