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INTRODUCTION
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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.
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2009 JOURNALISM COURSE SUMMARY
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Again, both the English and French Military Journalism Courses were
highly successful. The English course, taught by Bob Bergen at the
University of Calgary, ran from 3-13 May with 12 students and the
French course, taught by Jocelyn Coulon at the Université de Montréal,
ran from 26 April - 6 May with 9 students. This year the English
course had students participate in a military exercise with the Lord
Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) at CFB Suffield. While this part
of the course was physically and mentally demanding, it earned
universal praise from all the students.
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MILITARY JOURNALISM COURSE PHOTO GALLERIES
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Canadian Military Journalism Course Photo Galleries
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