Media
Club of Ottawa
Executive 2018-19
President,
June
Coxon
Secretary-Treasurer.Iris
ten
Holder
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Programs
Publicity
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Board
of
Directors: June Coxon, Iris ten Holder, Helen Bednarek Van Eyk
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you a writer, a journalist, a reporter for other media, TV, Radio or
online? The
Media
Club of Ottawa is accepting new members.
Meetings are open to non-members so
join us. The meeting fee of $10 will be deducted from the membership
fee upon joining. Membership forms are available at the meeting. For
added convenience, the membership application form is also available
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Students $10
Program
2018-2019
Tuesday,
September 18
Topic:
Travel Writing Today. Panelists: travel writers Susan Korah, Susan
Hallett, Peter Johansen, Laura Byrne Paquet. Where: Honeywell Room.
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Tuesday,
October 23
Speaker: Ainalem Tebeje
Topic: My
Love Story In Broken English
Where: Honeywell Room, Ottawa City Hall. Time: 6
pm- 8 pm.l
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Tuesday,
November 13
Speaker: Bill Fairbairn, Editor emeritus, Riverview Park Review
community newspaper; journalist with experience on thttp://www.mediaclubofottawa.ca/hree continents;
author of Newsboy - Adventures From a Life in Journalism. Where:
Honeywell Room, Ottawa City Hall. Time: 6 pm-8 pm.
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December 2018
Social Event
Lunch
at the Lord Elgin Hotel and silent
auction fundraiser.
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February
19, 2019
Margaret Graham Award Presentation
Guest Speaker: Alberte Villeneuve Sinclair, author and newspaper columnist
Honeywell Room,Ottawa City Hall
March
19 2019
Alexandra Pope, digital editor, Canadian Geographic and
Canadian Geographic Travel
Billings Room, Ottawa City Hall
April 23, 2019
Topic: The Importance of Press Freedom, Speakers: Susan Korah and Anna Desmarais
Billings Room, Ottawa City Hall
May 21, 2019
Topic: Science Journalism, Speaker: Kathryne O’Hara, adjunct research professor, Carleton
Billings Room, Ottawa City Hall
June 2019
a Saturday social event
TBA
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Award
Programs
The
Margaret
Graham Award
is awarded yearly in November to students at
Algonquin
College and
Carleton University
Recipients for 2018 were Illiyana Shoushounova of Algonquin
College and Connor Oke of Carleton University
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The Melba Lent Woelflé Award
is awarded yearly in June to a journalism student with excellent
writing
skill at
Algonquin College.
Recipient for 2017 was Michael Clarke.
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My Love Story in Broken English
If you missed hearing Ainalem Tebeje’s interesting presentation
about her popular book, My Love Story in Broken English, at our October
meeting or in case you want another copy of her book there’s
another chance to do so. She will be discussing her book and showing a
short video about her Ethiopian culture at the Emerald Plaza library
(1547 Merivale Road, just north of Meaowlands Drive), on Monday, March
11, from 2p.m.- 3p.m.
Quick
Links
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Program
In
the News - Jan-Apr
In
the News - Apr-Dec
Members'
News
Meeting
Reports
Awards
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Remembering
David John George French
Margaret Virany (1933-2018)
Obituary
Jean Portugal (-2018)
Rosaleen Dickson (1921-2018) *
Henry Heald (1929 - 2016) *
Mike Heenan (1942-2014)
Borgny Pearson (1920-2014)
Olive Dickason (1920-2011)
Ethel Jean Southworth (1923-2008)
Melba Lent Woelfle (1910-2004)
Gladys Arnold (1905-2002)
(Note:
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grow little by little with links to
individual
pages. - Editor)
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Program
In
the News - Jan-Apr
In
the News - Apr-Dec
Members'
News
Meeting
Reports
Awards
Congratulations
to Algonquin College
Congratulations to two Media Club student award winners who recently
earned more awards! Nicole McCormick received two awards from the
Ontario Community Newspapers Association (OCNA) at a gala ceremony in
Toronto on April 20. She won the best student news writing category and
placed third in the student photography category. At the same event
Rebecca Atkinson took third place for student feature writing and third
place for the best college/university newspaper website.
You’ll
likely recall that our club presented Rebecca with a Margaret Graham
Award in 2017. Nicole McCormick received our club’s Melba
Lent
Woelfle Award in 2016.
Congratulations to the Algonquin Times team as well. The
newspaper reported in a story about the event that it set a record this
year. It’s entitled Algonquin Times Sets Record at OCNA
Awards,
you can read the Times article at http:/algonquincollege.force.com
A R C H I V E S
Meetings
held in previous years:
The
highlighted links below will show a list of
speakers for the year
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Award
Programs
The
Margaret
Graham Award
is awarded yearly in November to students at
Algonquin
College and
Carleton University
http://ottawacitizen.remembering.ca/obituary/margaret-virany-1070516864
Recipients for 2017 were Rebecca Atkinson of Algonquin
College and Gabrielle Van Looyen of Carleton University
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The Melba Lent Woelflé Award
is awarded yearly in June to a journalism student with excellent
writing
skill at
Algonquin College.
Recipient for 2017 was Michael Clarke.
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Next Meeting
23 April 2019
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The Importance of Press Freedom,
Speakers:
Susan Korah
and
Anna Desmarais
Billings Room, Ottawa City Hall
110 Laurier Ave, West. Ottawa
6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Coffee, tea and treats
Admission $10
Books about the Canadian Women's Press Club (now the Media Club) will be available for purchase:
No daughter of Mine by Kay Rex $12
The Sweet Sixteen by Linda Kay ($20)
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Previous
Meetings
19 March 2019
Speaker
Alexandra Pope,
Digital editor, Canadian Geographic and
Canadian Geographic Travel
Alexandra Pope is the digital editor of Canadian Geographic and
Canadian Geographic Travel. She previously inaugurated the role of
social media coordinator at The Weather Network and was a reporter for
weekly print newspapers. A digital native, she is keenly interested in
new forms of storytelling and the role and responsibilities of
journalism in our connected age.
19 February 2019
Margaret Graham Award Presentation
Connor Oke of
Carleton University and Iliyana Shoushounova of Algonquin College
received the Margaret Graham Award Certificate and a cheque.
Guest Speaker was
Alberte Villeneuve
Photo Credit: Baico Publshing
Alberte Villeneuve, author and newspaper columnist, discussed her
writing experiences and brought copies of her latest book
More information
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November 2018
Newsboy
Speaker:
Bill
Fairbairn, author of The Printer's Devil (2112), On the Run
in
Africa (2015), Newsboy (2016), and co-author of Germaroon
23 October 2018
The
panel
discussion scheduled for our October 23 meet had to be cancelled.
Instead, Ainalem Tebeje, who has attended some of our meetings, has
agreed to discuss her novel
My
Love Story In Broken English
Aina
is a refugee
of Ethiopian origin. She has worked as a journalist, reporter,
correspondent and sub-editor as well as in several capacities for
Canadian government departments.
If you missed hearing Ainalem Tebeje’s interesting presentation
about her popular book, My Love Story in Broken English, at our October
meeting or in case you want another copy of her book there’s
another chance to do so. She will be discussing her book and showing a
short video about her Ethiopian culture at the Emerald Plaza library
(1547 Merivale Road, just north of Meaowlands Drive), on Monday, March
11, 2019 from 2p.m.- 3p.m.
18 September 2018
The Pros
and Cons of Travel Writing
Panelists:
Susan Hallett, Susan Korah, Peter Johansen and Laura Byrne Paquet
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Meetings
and Social Events held during 2017-2018
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Last up date: March 5, 2019
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