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Bell Media combining Quebec French- and English-language newsrooms

Bell Media is regrouping its Quebec content teams, bringing together its French- and English-language newsrooms into one unified entity.

The network announced Tuesday that Bell Media Quebec journalists will now work as part of a collaborative newsroom that will include French-language service Noovo Info, including radio journalists from Rouge and ÉNERGIE; CTV News Montreal; CJAD; and the team from digital platform Noovo Moi.

“This unified newsroom becomes one of the largest in Quebec and strengthens Bell Media as a major contributor to news journalism in the province,” the company said in a release.

Bell Media also announced that its Quebec music radio stations – CHOM, Virgin, ÉNERGIE and Rouge – are combining to create a single team.

“This new approach brings together the expertise of team members across the stations to bolster Bell Media’s leading portfolio of audio brands in Quebec and better position them for future growth,” the announcement stated.

Suzane Landry

The unified team will be led by Suzane Landry, Vice-President, Content Development, Programming and News, Quebec.

“Our Quebec team members are our best assets in this market, and this new structure enables us to maximize our strengths by bringing together the expertise of the News and Radio in Quebec under the leadership of Suzane Landry,” said Stewart Johnston, Senior Vice-President, Content and Sales. “This change provides the opportunity to work more collaboratively, optimize resources, and support growth across our platforms.”

The announcement follows last week’s move by Bell Media to relocate Toronto’s CP24 from the iconic 299 Queen St. West building in downtown Toronto to a central news hub at its Agincourt Studios in Scarborough, alongside CTV National News, CTV News Toronto, CTVNews.ca, and CTV News Channel.

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Connie has worked coast-to-coast as a reporter, editor, anchor and host at CKNW and News 1130 in Vancouver, News 95.7 and CBC in Halifax, and CFCW Edmonton, among other stations. With a passion for music, film and community service, she led News 95.7 to a 2013 Atlantic Journalism Award and regional RTDNA award for Best Radio Newscast. More recently, she was nominated for Music Journalist of the Year at Canadian Music Week 2019. To report a typo or error please email - [email protected]

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