Barris moderates plenary at Canadian Association of Journalists

Ted Barris opens the CAJ conference with a plenary on the state of the profession.

To open the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Journalists, on Friday, April 27, 2012, in Toronto, Ted Barris will moderate a plenary session entitled, “News has value on any platform.” A panel of top news executives, including Jennifer McGuire, chief of English News at CBC, and Brodie Fenlon, senior news editor of Huffington Post Canada, will look at “the state of the industry.” Barris moderates the first of many sessions held over the weekend .

When: 9 a.m., Friday, April 27, 2012.

Where: Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Front Street, Toronto.

Contact: Ellin Bessner, CAJ board member, ebessner@gmail.com, Centennial College 416-289-5000 x8826.


About Ted Barris

Ted Barris is an accomplished author, journalist and broadcaster. As well as hosting stints on CBC Radio and regular contributions to the national press, he has authored 18 non-fiction books and served (for 18 years) as professor of journalism/broadcasting at Centennial College in Toronto. He has written a weekly column/webblog - The Barris Beat - for more than 30 years.

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