I got to help cover the election as I interned with OpenFile Waterloo Region, a cool twist on local news that's growing throughout Canada. There are OpenFile websites in a couple of cities now. Openfile WR is new to the city, so this kind of election coverage in the region was the first of it's kind. Check … Continue reading ElectionFile with OpenFile Waterloo
Voicer: Team Nunavut at the 2011 Canada Winter Games
Aired on CBC North February 25, 2011.
The Monkey’s Paw: Audio Slideshow
The Monkey's Paw Curio Shop from Samie Durnford on Vimeo.
MLAs need to go back to school
Professor Laura Penny says lower tuition fees Friday, November 26. 2010- The Dalhousie Gazette Samantha Durnford, News Editor Students gathered around Province House on Granville Street to warn about the threat of rising tuition fees. The Take Your MLAs Back To School event, run by the Canadian Federation of Students Nova Scotia (CFSNS), set up … Continue reading MLAs need to go back to school
Embrace your inner asshole
Why emotional unavailability gets us weak at the knees Friday, February 10, 2011- The Dalhousie Gazette Samantha Durnford, News Editor All it took was one insult to sweep me off my feet. “How much crack did you smoke today?” were the first words out of his mouth. One and a half years later, a break-up, … Continue reading Embrace your inner asshole
Testing tweets at the Canada Games
Source: Unews.ca
Filthy e-mails
A new blog is made in Halifax. Filthyemails.org allows you to submit your dirty texts and e-mails for everyone to read. Aired on CKDU's Radio Room.
LikeaLittle: aired on CBC’s The World This Weekend
This piece aired on CBC's The World This Weekend, February 5, 2011.
Podcast interview with Alex Neve
A podcast interview I did with Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada.
Student Day of Action: Story, timeline, live-blog, graph
Source: Unews.ca We did a live-blog during the Student Day of Action and took calls from journalists in the field at the rally. After the march, myself, Lauren Naish, and Scott Riddell wrote the final story. There's also a time-line following the stories on tuition in Nova Scotia done by myself and Laura Conrad. Marie … Continue reading Student Day of Action: Story, timeline, live-blog, graph