DC News is the website produced by the Print and Broadcast Journalism students at Durham College.

DC News was first posted online in 2006 by the very first Print and Broadcast students enrolled in the 3rd year of the Journalism program.  This year marks the fourth year students will be working on the website by producing stories in a variety of formats that include video, audio and slideshows.

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Check out the pics and bios of the DC News 2009/10 crew below:

Shawntee Russell

I have done work for The Chronicle, and was part of the production team that put together a live TV show at Rogers. I will also be interning at the Ministry of Finance and Revenue. In a few years I hope to be working for a magazine or to obtain a job in the field of communications.

Ryan Joseph

I have written articles for the Chronicle newspaper and I took part in the production of two live radio weekly newscasts. I was part of the production team that put together a live show for Rogers TV as well.  I will being doing my placement at Metroland (Oshawa this Week).  In a few years I hope to work for a newspaper, online outlet or obtain a job working in communications.

Jamilah “Mila” McCarthy

Some of my achievements in journalism include interviewing T-Minus, a Canadian music producer, who currently has a top ten hit with rapper Ludacris on the Billboard Hot 100, taking photos of the New Kids on the Block and writing a review of their concert at the Air Canada Centre, and interviewing Tamina Paris, who was a top contestant in Canada’s first season of So You Think You Can Dance. I have no idea where journalism will take me but I am willing to work in many of the fields this career has to offer.

Liisa Sahamies

Journalism means giving 100 per cent. My journey at Durham College has given me the chance to do this and write in our school’s newspaper, The Chronicle, report on our online news channel, DC News, and report over our radio station, The Riot Radio. I’ve also had the chance to volunteer at Rogers TV. My field placement position is at the Helsinki Times, in Finland. I love the people I have met and what I have learned at Durham. It will always be a part of my journalism journey, wherever that may lead me to next.

Shayna Brown

I have learned a lot through experience in the media world, through school and working for a local paper called SNAP. With so much at our disposal and with such a competitive media world out there I’m not sure where I’m headed after school. The only thing I do know is that I eventually want it to take me around the world. I want to explore and
learn everything I possibly can about people, places and cultures around the world and I’m hoping journalism will help get me there.

Amanda Allison

I’ve been passionate about the food and drink industry since a high school cooking class and it has only grown from there. My education at Durham College has tied this spirit with my skills in writing. I’m proud to be continuing this journey with an internship at Vines Magazine. Writing for DC News online has been an amazing eye-opener and
has honed the story-telling skills that made me want to get into the business in the first place.