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The Military Journalism Courses are well established and
recognized as innovative courses not only in military journalism,
but in Canadian journalism education as a whole. The English 2010
course was again highly successful, running from 2-12 May with
twelve students. Thanks to the Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal
Canadians), it was possible to take the students to CFB Edmonton
to observe life in garrison and to CFB Wainwright to observe
combat team operations with the 3PPCLI. The classroom lessons and
field exercises earned high praise from each of the students.
Unfortunately CDFAI was unable to run a French course in 2010, but
will be running it again in 2011.

"I came to this course with hardly any idea what to expect. All I
knew was that I wanted to learn about the Canadian military to
strengthen my skills as a journalists. Never would I have expected
to gain such a rounded perspective of the military. so many
questions were answered and gaps were filled. It's inspired me to
pursue military-related stories." - On the English Military
Journalism Course.

"It was THE most
incredible thing I have ever experienced. It was great to be part
of the training exercise of that scale...It was amazing to talk to
troops with domestic and overseas experience, to hear their
stories. Over all, 115/10." - On participating in the military
exercise at CFB Suffield.

"I already knew some things
about the Canadian Forces, but there was a whole lot I didn't know
that I learned in this course. The things I learned about CF
organization and structure were particularly valuable, as was the
info about reservists, training for deployment and embedded
agreements."

"I will recommend
this course to all my peers so they can come to understand the CF,
experience Calgary, and get this 'leg up' on others in the
newsroom."

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