Month: November 2010

We're busy building the team that will take the new national news and current affairs cable channel SunTV to air early in the new year and our team has just posted up the following positions.

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Senior Talk Show Producer

Sun News has an immediate position available in Toronto for an inspiring senior producer who thrives in a live control room environment and who craves the world of political and social debate.  Reporting directly to the Managing Editor of opinion programming and ultimately to the National News Director, you will be primarily responsible for the editorial direction, content and daily delivery of an hour long national talk/opinion program.

Responsibilities:

·         Approach opinion programming from alternative and interesting angles

·         Lead your team of hosts and production staff in developing and delivering daily national programming

·         Inspire and motivate colleagues to produce the highest quality product for our viewers

·         Demonstrate flexibility and quick-thinking in breaking news situations

·         Develop potential special projects (i.e. election coverage) for future broadcasts

·         Work cooperatively with other programs and departments to populate multimedia platforms

·         Produce from within a live control room setting

Other duties as  assigned.

Qualifications:

·         Minimum 5 years experience in a senior broadcast or management role

·         University/College degree in Journalism or related field required

·         Excellent production and control room skills

·         Ability to lead detailed pre-production discussions on hot topic political and social policy issues

·         Widespread knowledge of national and international issues

·         Talk radio production, political blog or columnist experience is desirable

·         Knowledge of a wide range of experts/specialists and familiarity with media law are all considered assets to this position.

·         Superior editorial judgment and strong writing abilities

·         Attention to detail in a fast paced environment

·         Strong time management skills

·         Flexibility to work early mornings, nights and weekends

·         Position may require travel

Experience using  Avid and iNEWS a plus

Sun News is a  continuous operation and work on days, evenings, weekends and statutory  holidays may be required

We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please submit your resume no later than Friday November 26th to:

Human Resources
SUN TV
25 Ontario Street
Toronto, ON
M5A 4L6
resumes@suntv.canoe.ca

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National Assignment Editor

Sun News has an immediate opening in Toronto for a National Assignment Editor to help shape, develop and coordinate daily content delivery for a continuous news operation.  Reporting directly to the Managing Editor of news programming and ultimately to the National News Director, and working alongside and in close cooperation with other existing Quebecor Media news operations the National Assignment Editor will help deploy a wide range of multimedia journalists and assets to the mutual benefit of all news gathering platforms.

Responsibilities:

·         Assign and supervise multimedia journalists, ENG and SNG crews across the country

·         Direct assignment and editorial staff in the delivery of breaking and planned news feeds

·         Co-ordinate with other Quebecor Media agencies to efficiently and continuously deliver content

·         Generate rolling story lists and prepare hourly briefings for anchors and editorial staff

·         Demonstrate flexibility and quick-thinking in breaking news situations

·         Participate in short term, long term and special event planning

·         Inspire and motivate colleagues to produce the highest quality product for our viewers

·         Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

·         Minimum 10 years experience in a senior broadcast news role

·         University/College degree in Journalism or related field required

·         Widespread knowledge of national and international issues

·         Superior editorial judgment and strong organizational abilities

·         Attention to detail in a fast paced environment

·         Strong time management skills

·         Flexibility to work early mornings, nights and weekends

·         Experience using Avid and iNEWS a plus

·         A flexible disposition, proven decision making abilities and outstanding organizational and leadership skills are all required

·         A solid understanding of existing and emerging video delivery methods is also a must.

·         Experience with print news gathering operations and multimedia reporting requirements would be considered assets to this position.

·         Sun News continuous operation and work on days, evenings, weekends and statutory holidays may be required.

We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please submit your resume no later than Friday November 26th to:

Human Resources
SUN TV
25 Ontario Street
Toronto, ON
M5A 4L6
resumes@suntv.canoe.ca

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Senior News Producer

The successful candidate will oversee news content for daytime programming on Sun News.  They will demonstrate superior editorial judgment, strong technical abilities and excellent leadership skills in the newsroom.

Responsibilities:

·         Generate daily story ideas and segments for daytime news programming

·         Produce from within a live control room setting

·         Collaborate with anchors and editorial staff in developing hourly line-ups

·         Call newsmakers, conduct interviews and book guests on a regular basis

·         Demonstrate flexibility and quick-thinking in breaking news situations

·         Approach news from alternative and interesting angles

·         Develop potential news specials (i.e. election coverage) for future broadcasts

·         Work cooperatively with Sun Media staff in producing daily web content

·         Inspire and motivate colleagues to produce the highest quality product for our viewer

Qualifications:

·         Minimum 5 years’ experience in producing live-news in a senior role

·         University/College degree in Journalism or related field required

·         Excellent production and control room skills

·         Widespread knowledge of national and international issues

·         Superior editorial judgment and strong writing abilities

·         Attention to detail in a fast paced environment

·         Strong time management skills

·         Willingness to appear on camera periodically a plus

·         Flexibility to work early mornings, nights and weekends

·         Position may require travel

·         Experience using Avid and iNEWS a plus.

We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please submit your resume no later than Friday November 26th to:

Human Resources
SUN TV
25 Ontario Street
Toronto, ON
M5A 4L6
resumes@suntv.canoe.ca

 

 

 

 

Much was made, of course, of the so-called “fake lake” in the media centre at the Toronto G20 summit facility.

The Japanese, though, have gone one better here at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) leaders summit. In the room where the leaders are meeting, the Japanese not only have a fake lake, filled with koi and Japanese carp, there also appears to be a fake bamboo forest where wallpaper and paint ought to be. (The fake lake is an all digital creation)

As per summit rules, the only media are not allowed in that room are the host broadcasters and host photographers. But, thanks to a top secret source with the Canadian delegation, we have this fuzzy pic of the lake, the forest and a rather bemused Prime Minister Stephen Harper:

The Washington Post's legendary Bob Woodward and Ben Bradlee star in the new ad for the Post's iPad app. Very clever.

The setup, security, and layout for this weekend's G20 summit in Seoul, Korea is very different than what was laid on by Toronto last summer:

 

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Prime Minister Stephen Harper took two questions from Canadian reporters just ahead of the opening of the G20 summit here in Seoul, South Korea. One key issue here is the coming showdown between the U.S. and China over currency and global economic leadership. China is devaluing its currency which makes its exports cheaper. The U.S. Federal Reserve, earlier this week, pumped $600 billion into the U.S. market — something central bankers call quantitative easing but which most might call printing money. Whatever it's called, the U.S. action helped devalue the American dollar, making American exports cheaper. When countries artificially fool around with their exchange rates and push them down that, in turn, makes Canadian goods more expensive and can hurt our economy. So, we asked Harper, is China wrong and will you back the U.S.? Here's what he said:

On the question of China, let me answer it a little more broadly which is that I believe, we believe, the government of Canada believes, that a global economy as a smooth functioning open-trading global economy requires flexible exchange rates and to the extent that the buildup of structural imbalances in the global economy was part of the reason that we had the recession in the first place, I think the persistence of these imbalances is a problem in the long-term and I think these things have to be addressed.

If you look at the statements we've made in Toronto, some of the statements made by the finance ministers recently, I think all have acknowledged, broadly speaking, these things and they have to be addressed. So I think they do have to be addressed. Will they be addressed at this conference? I'm not so sure but I think we're getting a more frank discussion on some of these matters. They do have to be resolved.

Specifically, on the question of U.S. policy — I don't normally weigh in on the policy of another country. But those who are criticizing the policy of the Federal Reserve, I'm not sure what alternative they're suggesting. The United States economy has a very slow rate of growth. The United States economy also has interest rates that are virtually at zero. Nobody is urging the United States to engage in fiscal expansion. In fact, in Toronto, we all agreed at goals towards fiscal consolidation. So I think under the circumstances, the quantitative easing policy is in the short-term the only option available to the federal reserve and I'm not sure anyone else has provided any compelling argument as to what alternative policy they would pursue at least in the short-term.

Now: Even without quantitative easing one has observed that there has been a depreciation in the American dollar and an appreciation in other currencies including our own. That is not particularly surprising given the relative state of these economies. The problem, in my judgment, for Canada is not the depreciation of the American dollar it's the fact that Canadian currency is accepting a disproportionate burden of the appreciation becuase other currencies are not appreciating the way they should.

On the eve of the G20 summit here in Seoul, Korea,  the Washington-based Center for Global Development has released it latest “Commitment To Development” Index, a ranking of G20 countries its says shows how rich countries are living up to their potential to help developing and poor countries.

Canada ranks 9th overall, ahead of the U.S., the UK and all other G8 nations. It has a ranking of 5.5 on the index, an improvement of 0.6 compared to 2003. Sweden is tops with a ranking of 7.0 and South Korea is at the bottom with a ranking of 3.1.

Nonetheless, the CGD reports that there is room for Canada to improve: :

Canada ranks 9th overall in 2010. Canada’s main contributions to the development of poor countries come through its strong support of technological innovation and dissemination, its low barriers against developing country exports, and its policies that promote productive investment in poor countries. Canada also bears a large burden of refugees in humanitarian emergencies. But the Canadian government's positive impact is reduced by its aid to less poor and relatively less democratic governments, its relatively small contributions to international peacekeeping efforts, and its poor environmental record from the standpoint of developing countries.