Across Canada local television stations today face harsh economic realities. Stations are going dark, others are on life support, and still others are moving their news programs to new times and experimenting with new formats to try to keep their audiences. Local TV news is the heartbeat of most communities, reporting what matters to local residents and businesses. A panel of leading TV managers, anchors and reporters will debate the crisis facing local television news.
This candid discussion of the issues facing television journalists takes place on Tuesday, September 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Ryerson University, 80 Gould Street, Room RCC 204 .
THE PANEL:
*Adrian Bateman - Managing Editor, CTV Windsor
*Farah Nasser - Anchor/Reporter, CITY
*Sophia Hadzipetros - Managing Editor, CBC Toronto
*Mike Katrycz - News Director, CHCH Hamilton
The moderator for the evening will be Omar Sachedina, Anchor/Reporter at CP24.
The event is presented by RTNDA Canada and Ryerson School of Journalism. with special thanks to the Broadcast Educators Association of Canada.