(WINDSOR, ON) – After a month of searching, interviewing and deliberating, the Corporate Communications Department has chosen Jill Braido to fill the contract assignment as Marketing and Communications Officer. Jill will be getting in touch with the departments served in the coming days. Jill comes to the Corporation with a wealth of experience. She has been [...]
By Barbara Trionfi (ROME, ITALY) - A threatening handwritten letter addressed to four prominent Italian journalists was delivered in an envelope also containing four bullets to the headquarters of Italy’s public broadcaster, RAI, in Rome’s Via Teulada on 1 March. The envelope was addressed to journalists Michele Santoro, Marco Travaglio, Gianni Barbacetto and Peter Gomez. RAI [...]
By Barbara Trionfi (VIENNA, AUSTRIA) – At an IPI event held yesterday at the International Press Institute’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria, Russian investigative journalist Galina Sidorova, who is IPI Vice-Chairwoman and the former editor-in-chief of the monthly Sovershenno Secretno, spoke about recent changes in the Russian media and the difficulties that Russian investigative journalists face [...]
(VANCOUVER, BC) - The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has today taken a small step toward creating a more affordable Internet for Canadians, says citizen engagement group OpenMedia.ca. The Commission has launched a proceeding to reexamine billing practices between Big Telecom and independent Internet service providers (indie ISPs). In describing the motive for the proceeding, [...]
An Open Letter to the Public from Supt. Claude Wilcott (COQUITLAM, BC) – Intense scrutiny from the public and the media is a reality for all police forces in this day and age. We know that traditional and social media are important means of connecting with our communities and that public accountability can help build [...]
(DETROIT, MI) - Award-winning stage and screen actor Laurence Fishburne will lend his voice to television advertising for Cadillac. Advertising will launch in the Rose Bowl game telecast on Jan. 1, 2011. Fishburne’s multifaceted career makes him unique in the creative industry. Not only has he been recognized with Emmy and Tony Awards as well as an [...]
(PHILADELPHIA, PA) – Stan Wischnowski has been named editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, effective immediately. Wischnowski has been serving as Acting Editor since October 8 when the Philadelphia Media Network (PMN) completed its acquisition of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com. “As Acting Editor, Stan exhibited the leadership and news judgment required to [...]
(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) – AOL Inc. today announced that it has agreed to acquire TechCrunch, Inc., the company that owns and operates TechCrunch and its network of websites dedicated to technology news, information and analysis. TechCrunch and its associated properties and conferences will join the AOL Technology Network while retaining their editorial independence, further bolstering AOL’s [...]
(TORONTO, ON) – Global Television today announced Emmy® Award-winning journalist Dawna Friesen has been named Anchor & Executive Editor of Global National. With a breadth of international experience that sets her apart, Friesen will bring a distinct voice and perspective to the more than one million Canadians who put their trust in Global National each [...]
(TORONTO, ON) – Paul Godfrey announced on 2 July that the group currently finalizing the acquisition of assets from Canada’s largest publisher of English-language paid daily newspapers has a new name that reflects its strategy and vision – Postmedia Network Inc. “Postmedia Network reflects both where we have been and where we are going,” said Paul Godfrey, [...]
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