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Introducing UNPRESS: "What's Your Story?"

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

Spearheaded by globally recognized media leaders, underpinned by purpose-built technology, UNPRESS connects creators and audiences in an ecosystem that incentivizes authenticity, credibility, and respect.

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  • Spearheaded by globally recognized media leaders, underpinned by purpose-built technology, UNPRESS connects creators and audiences in an ecosystem that incentivizes authenticity, credibility, and respect.
  • "At UNPRESS we believe that trusted storytelling and the healthy exchange of ideas are essential to functioning democracies.
  • Product features enable newsgathering and storytelling transparency, empowering creators to build trusted relationships, serve communities and profit from their work.
  • Samson is a Brooklyn-based journalist, documentary filmmaker, and producer that has spent his career elevating the stories of under-represented voices.

CJF and The Globe and Mail launch new Black Business Journalism Fellowship

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023

TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is delighted to announce a new Black Journalism Fellowship, in partnership with The Globe and Mail.

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  • TORONTO, Dec. 13, 2023 /CNW/ - The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is delighted to announce a new Black Journalism Fellowship, in partnership with The Globe and Mail.
  • The CJF-Globe and Mail Black Business Journalism Fellowship is the latest expansion to the CJF's Black Journalism Fellowship Program, launched in 2021 to amplify Black voices, improve coverage of Black issues in the news and cultivate future Black media leaders.
  • This latest fellowship award joins the existing CJF Black Journalism Fellowships at CBC/Radio-Canada, CTV News and the Investigative Journalism Bureau (IJB), which have helped foster the careers of Black journalists since 2021.
  • Our thanks to Canada Life for the generous support of the CJF-Globe and Mail Black Business Journalism program.

Internationally-Acclaimed Journalists Siyabulela Mandela, Nohza Ben Mohamed Albouchi, Mustapha Dumbuya, Shogofa Danish and Beatrice Senadju Announced As Keynote Speakers For The 2023 Journalists For Human Rights Gala Event

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Monday, October 30, 2023

"We are extremely grateful to all our donors, patrons, and partners for supporting us at this year's gala.

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  • "We are extremely grateful to all our donors, patrons, and partners for supporting us at this year's gala.
  • Hosted by Devo Brown, a host and personality that can be seen on Breakfast Television, Night for Rights 2023 will feature JHR's Tunisia Nohza Ben Mohamed Albouchi as one of the keynote speakers.
  • Afghan Journalist, Shogofa Danish worked in media for almost eight years, before coming to Canada through JHR's Meta Fellow program.
  • As another keynote, Shogofa will share the story of this move and its impact on her life and career.

Bell Media President and Vice-Chair, BCE Inc. Wade Oosterman retiring from Bell at the end of the year, Sean Cohan to lead Bell Media forward

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

MONTRÉAL, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX: BCE) (NYSE: BCE) announced today that Sean Cohan will assume leadership of Bell Media and join the BCE leadership team on November 1, following the retirement of Wade Oosterman.

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  • MONTRÉAL, Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX: BCE) (NYSE: BCE) announced today that Sean Cohan will assume leadership of Bell Media and join the BCE leadership team on November 1, following the retirement of Wade Oosterman.
  • "On behalf of everyone at Bell I want to thank Wade for his leadership in making Bell a strong competitor in Canadian communications and media.
  • Wade will remain in his role as Vice-Chair, BCE Inc. and Bell Canada until early January, 2024, and will provide support to the new President of Bell Media to ensure a smooth transition."
  • "I look forward to working with Sean as he leads the Bell Media team in delivering the most compelling content across every platform.

'Do Not Ever Divest of Hydrocarbons' - Larry Fink; COP-28 in UAE Promises Energy Reality says Friends of Science Society

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 3rd, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In a surprising Bloomberg interview of Sept. 29, 2023, at the Berlin Global Dialogue forum, Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager and decarbonization advocate, said "Hydrocarbons are going to be with us for a long, long time and that's why we are working with energy companies, not against energy companies. That is why we said, 'do not ever divest of hydrocarbons'," bringing much-needed energy reality to the global conversation, says Friends of Science Society.

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  • That is why we said, 'do not ever divest of hydrocarbons'," bringing much-needed energy reality to the global conversation, says Friends of Science Society.
  • Friends of Science says this message should hit home with the Canadian Senators for Climate who are trying to introduce a Climate Finance bill to choke off investment for fossil fuels .
  • This fear was confirmed by the Alberta Electric System Operator (AESO), at a press conference on Sept. 28, 2023.
  • Dr. Clark will be one of Friends of Science Society's guest speakers at their upcoming Oct. 17, 2023 event in Calgary - "Break Free from Climate Tyranny: Evidence Over Ideology."

Amnesty International Canada announces 2022/2023 Media Awards winners

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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Short-Form Video: “You can say ‘Hockey is for everyone.’ Or you can join the fight to ensure that’s true,” Donnovan Bennett, with cinematography by David Zelikovitz, Sportsnet

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  • Short-Form Video: “You can say ‘Hockey is for everyone.’ Or you can join the fight to ensure that’s true,” Donnovan Bennett, with cinematography by David Zelikovitz, Sportsnet
    “On behalf of Amnesty International Canada, congratulations to the winners on your impressive achievements.
  • Thank you for your commitment to telling honest, eye-opening, nuanced stories about people defending human rights,” said Ketty Nivyabandi, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada’s English-speaking section.
  • We desperately need more of it today to make informed and principled decisions about our future.”
    The 2022/2023 Amnesty International Canada Media Awards will be handed out at a private, in-person ceremony on October 19.
  • Emceeing the event will be trailblazing journalist, educator, and media personality Ginella Massa .

CTV Announces Comprehensive Fall Programming Slate Brimming with New Series and Returning Fan-Favourites

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Wednesday, September 13, 2023

CTV's fall features new episodes throughout primetime, as well as a refreshed daytime lineup.

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  • CTV's fall features new episodes throughout primetime, as well as a refreshed daytime lineup.
  • Headlining CTV's fall schedule is thrilling new CTV Original murder mystery competition series THE TRAITORS CANADA (Mondays at 10 p.m. ET/PT, beginning Oct. 2), hosted by Karine Vanasse.
  • CTV also delivers every game of the NFL Playoffs, and the biggest broadcast event of the year, SUPER BOWL LVIII.
  • All fall series, along with other acclaimed shows, blockbuster movies, and binge-worthy collections are available for streaming on the country's #1 Canadian AVOD platform, CTV.ca and the CTV app.

Ford government continues to deny equal rights to farm workers in Ontario

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023

TORONTO, Aug. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UFCW Canada, the country’s leading advocate for agricultural workers, is demanding the Ford government take action in response to an Ontario farm owner retaliating against migrant workers who were speaking out about unacceptable housing conditions.

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  • TORONTO, Aug. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- UFCW Canada, the country’s leading advocate for agricultural workers, is demanding the Ford government take action in response to an Ontario farm owner retaliating against migrant workers who were speaking out about unacceptable housing conditions.
  • The union calls upon the Ford government to include all agricultural workers, both local and migrants, in the Ontario Labour Relations act, protecting their right to freedom of association.
  • In another video, the farm owner verbally threatened and abused the group of migrant agricultural workers.
  • Despite this, the federal government has done nothing to call out Ontario’s continued denial of fundamental labour rights to agricultural workers.

WOWA.ca Surpassed One Million Monthly Page Views

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Monday, August 14, 2023

In this 31-day period, the three most popular pages of WOWA have been Canada mortgage rate page , prime rate page and interest rate forecasting where they had 72,043, 49,123 and 47,740 page views respectively.

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  • In this 31-day period, the three most popular pages of WOWA have been Canada mortgage rate page , prime rate page and interest rate forecasting where they had 72,043, 49,123 and 47,740 page views respectively.
  • WOWA.ca one of the largest personal finance encyclopedias in Canada, announces surpassing one million monthly page views
    During the corresponding period in 2022, WOWA recorded 459,441 users and 663,147 page views.
  • This signifies a remarkable 32% increase in user count and a significant 53% surge in page views over the past 12 months.
  • With over 1,000 guides, tools and calculators, and now with one million monthly page views, WOWA is proud to be at the forefront of helping Canadians make more informed financial decisions.

The 'Gulf Stream' will not collapse in 2025: What the alarmist headlines got wrong

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Friday, August 4, 2023

“Be very worried: Gulf Stream collapse could spark global chaos by 2025” announced the New York Post.

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  • “Be very worried: Gulf Stream collapse could spark global chaos by 2025” announced the New York Post.
  • This latest alarmist rhetoric provides a textbook example of how not to communicate climate science.
  • These headlines do nothing to raise public awareness, let alone influence public policy to support climate solutions.

We see the world we describe

    • It is well known that climate anxiety is fuelled by media messaging about the looming climate crisis.
    • This is causing many to simply shut down and give up — believing we are all doomed and there is nothing anyone can do about it.
    • This is also not the first time such headlines have emerged.

The currents are not collapsing (anytime soon)

    • The latest series of alarmist headlines may not have fixated on an impending ice age, but they still suggest the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation could collapse by 2025.
    • This is an outrageous claim at best and a completely irresponsible pronouncement at worst.
    • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been assessing the likelihood of a cessation of deep-water formation in the North Atlantic for decades.
    • Other assessments, including the National Academy of Sciences Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change: Anticipating Surprises, published in 2013, also reached similar conclusions.

Understanding climate optimism

    • Ritchie persuasively argued that more people located in the green “optimistic and changeable” box are what is needed to advance climate solutions.
    • More importantly, rather than instilling a sense of optimism that global warming is a solvable problem, the extreme behaviour (fear mongering or civil disobedience) of the “pessimistic changeable” group (such as many within the Extinction Rebellion movement), often does nothing more than drive the public towards the “pessimistic not changeable” group.

A responsibility to communicate, responsibly

    • This is only amplified in situations where scientists make statements where creative licence is taken with speculative possibilities.
    • Climate scientists have agency in the advancement of climate solutions, and with that agency comes a responsibility to avoid sensationalism.