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Regulatory, Telecom & Media News – Bell Media President makes first public appearance

Sean Cohan

Bell Media President Sean Cohan made his first public appearance at the inaugural Black Screen Office Symposium in Toronto this week, telling the audience that recent layoffs and programming cuts were necessary to accelerate company goals in the digital media landscape. Cohan told The Canadian Press (CP) in an interview, that he takes issue with how the layoff of 4,800 staff by BCE earlier this year has been characterized as “killing journalism.” Read more here.

The Jack Webster Foundation is accepting nominations for its three, annual special awards: the Bruce Hutchison Lifetime Achievement Award, honouring an exemplary B.C. journalism career; the Bill Good Award, honouring a B.C. individual or organization that makes a significant contribution to journalism in the province; and the Shelley Fralic Award, recognizing a B.C. journalist who identifies as a woman, and exemplifies Fralic’s legacy of concern for excellence in journalism and making her community a better place. Nominations are open until May 26.

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