Past Event 2019
North America — Toronto 2019
WORLD NEWS DAY – WHY REAL NEWS MATTERS MORE THAN EVER
May 2, 2019 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre | 190 Princes’ Blvd. | TorontoView Photos
Host – Brian Stelter
Chief media correspondent for CNN Worldwide and anchor of Reliable Sources
Susanne Craig
The New York Times 2019 Pulitzer Prize Winner
Robert Fife
The Globe and Mail
Connie Walker
CBC News
Lisa LaFlamme
CTV National News
Musical performances by:
Grammy award-winner Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams Website
And other musical talent, including Juno award-winner William Prince , and a number from the musical Newsies by Toronto’s Mainstage Theatre Company.
GLOBAL ACTION
Newsrooms around the world have put their support behind WND, and major media organizations in Canada have also agreed to participate.
See below for the ways your newsroom can take part.
Here are five ways news organizations can help support World News Day
Run a World News Day ad in your publication (we’ll provide the creative)
Share your stories of why
#NewsMatters on
#WorldNewsDay
Solicit an opinion piece from a source who has been impacted by journalism to run on World News Day—May 2, 2019
Devote an editorial to why #NewsMatters
Devote an editorial to why #NewsMatters
A sampling of World News Day newsroom participation
YorkRegion.com
“WORLD NEWS DAY: YorkRegion.com reflects many ways news impacts our lives“
“Journalists bring reasoned, rational voice to important issues“
“Is news as we know it dead?“
Stuff, New Zealand
“Seven stories that illustrate why journalism matters“
“True or false, we need the news“
Toronto Star
“Great journalism holds the mirror to our souls“
“The impact of journalism at its best is felt, not seen“
“On World News Day, we remember the Star stories that changed lives“
InsideHalton.com
“Independent, fact-based journalism matters in our communities“
Simcoe.com
“On World News Day, reporters from Simcoe.com share memorable stories“
HamiltonNews.com
“Being a reporter takes a lot of work to do well“
Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (FPJQ)
Thank you to the generous support of:
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