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Dean Jobb, the author of eight books, is an associate professor of journalism at the School of Journalism, University of King's College in Halifax, where he teaches introductory journalism, newspaper production, and news reporting, writing and editing. A reporter, editor and columnist during a 20-year career at The Chronicle Herald, he is a three-time winner of the Atlantic Journalism Award and a finalist for the National Newspaper and National Magazine awards.
His articles have appeared in The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star and the Winnipeg Free Press and he has written for numerous magazines, including Canadian Business, Canadian Lawyer, Saltscapes, Elm Street, Canadian Home & Country and The Literary Review of Canada. Dean has won the Evelyn Richardson and Dartmouth awards for non-fiction and was runner up for the National Business Book Award.
- The Acadians: A People's Story of Exile and Triumph. John Wiley & Sons Canada, 2005. ISBN 0-470-83610-5.
- Published in the United States as The Cajuns: A People's Story of Exile and Triumph. John Wiley & Sons, 2005. ISBN 0-470-83609-1
- The Life and Times of Josiah Wood, 1843-1927: A Builder of Sackville. Tantramar Heritage Trust, 2007. ISBN 978-0-9683042-7-3.
- Media Law for Canadian Journalists. Emond Montgomery Publications, 2006. ISBN 1-55239-093-4.
- Digging Deeper: A Canadian Reporter's Research Guide. Co-author. Oxford University Press, 2006. ISBN 0-19-542127-2.
- Calculated Risk: Greed, Politics and the Westray Tragedy. Nimbus Publishing, 1994. ISBN 1-55109-070-8.
- Bluenose Justice: True Tales of Mischief, Mayhem and Murder. Pottersfield Press, 1993. ISBN 0-919001-78-5. Reprinted by Lancelot Press, 1996.
- Crime Wave: Con-Men, Rogues and Scoundrels from Nova Scotia's Past. Pottersfield Press, 1991. ISBN 0-919001-68-8.
- Shades of Justice: Seven Nova Scotia Murder Cases. Nimbus, 1988. ISBN 0-920852-99-8.
