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Started in 2002, this nine-day course introduces university students
to military journalism and the Canadian Armed Forces. The course
includes a combination of media-military theory in a classroom
setting, coupled with field visits to Armed Forces regular and reserve
units. The goal of the program is to enhance the military education of
future Canadian journalists who will report on Canadian military
activities domestically and abroad. Through this education the media
will become a better conduit to communicate defence and foreign
affairs issues to the Canadian public. Twelve university students
attended the 2007 Military Journalism Course held at the University of
Calgary and Canadian Forces Base Edmonton. In that same year, the
program introduced its first Francophone Military Journalism Course,
attended by six university students and held at the Université de
Montréal and Canadian Forces Base Valcartier, near Québec City.
This year (2008), both the English and French courses will be held
again. Dr. Bob Bergen will hold the English course at the University
of Calgary and CFB Edmonton and CFB Wainwright from May 4-14. Dr.
Jocelyn Coulon will hold the French course at the Université de
Montréal and CFB Valcartier from May 5-14. |
