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Thursday, May 12, 2016

Going Live on Digital Media – Twitter Chat with Melanie Coulson

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Monday, April 4, 2016

Finding Your Audience: Strategic Communications Workshop on April 26-27

Many communicators strive to find the one-size-fits-all communications product. One magazine for everyone? Check. Press releases sent to every potential audience? Check. The same... More

Many communicators strive to find the one-size-fits-all communications product. One magazine for everyone? Check. Press releases sent to every potential audience? Check. The same advertisement in every newspaper? Check. But while this approach seems more efficient, it may not be the most effective. “The key thing to remember is that ‘everyone’ is not... More

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Monday, March 14, 2016

Strategic Corporate Research Workshop

  In the age of open data, Professor Tom Juravich says corporations are adept at gathering information, but activists and unionists in the progressive movement lag behind. His upcoming workshop, entitled “Strategic Corporate Research” is intended to... More

  In the age of open data, Professor Tom Juravich says corporations are adept at gathering information, but activists and unionists in the progressive movement lag behind. His upcoming workshop, entitled “Strategic Corporate Research” is intended to address that imbalance. The workshop will be held on April 22 and 23 on the Carleton University... More

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Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Find stories you tell within open access data.

Contaminated industrial sites in cities across Canada have polluted land and water, stalled new developments, and created abandoned lots in urban areas. Until recently, it was tough for Canadian researchers and journalists to... More

Contaminated industrial sites in cities across Canada have polluted land and water, stalled new developments, and created abandoned lots in urban areas. Until recently, it was tough for Canadian researchers and journalists to understand the national scope of the problem. But open access to government data has changed all that. CBC Investigative Journalist... More

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