31 October 2019
Zahra Nedjabat will take over responsibility for International Relations and Diversity at Deutsche Welle on 1 November. She succeeds Klaus Bergmann who is retiring after 28 years at DW.
From now on, DW’s International Relations department will also include Diversity.
DW director Peter Limbourg said Zahra was the ideal fit for this role: “As a multi-lingual and cosmopolitan personality, she will promote our internationality and diversity both internally and externally.”
Limbourg thanked outgoing Head of International Relations Klaus Bergmann for his work, saying that he acted as an accomplished and much appreciated DW ambassador on the international stage.
Nedjabat studied Comparative Literature, Islamic Studies, Philosophy and History in Bonn and Paris. Prior to joining DW, she worked as an editor and PR project manager at media.net berlinbrandenburg and as head of corporate communications at TRIAD Berlin. Nedjabat gained journalistic experience at BBC World and the radio station RC 93.9 FM Paris. Since 2014 she has been organising the Vienna International Christian-Islamic Summer University.
(Source: DW press release)
30 October 2019
Barbara Williams, Executive Vice-President of CBC, and Michel Bissonnette, Executive Vice-President of Radio-Canada, today announced the arrival of Donald Lizotte as General Manager and Chief Revenue Officer, CBC & Radio-Canada Media Solutions. He will take over from Jean Mongeau effective February 24, 2020.
Mr. Lizotte comes with over 25 years’ experience in the telecommunications, retail, food and media sectors, including 14 years as an executive with Quebecor. He was previously Executive Vice-President, Advertising Network, and Vice-President, Sales and Media Creativity, for TVA Group, as well as President, Le SuperClub Vidéotron, and Vice-President, Sales, Consumer Division, with Videotron.
“We’re excited to welcome Donald to the CBC/Radio-Canada family and we will undoubtedly benefit from his extensive experience within the industry, ” said Barbara Williams. In his new role, Mr. Lizotte will oversee all teams associated with CBC/Radio-Canada’s self-generated revenue, including the advertising, distribution and content-licensing streams.
“Known for his leadership and strategic insight, Donald will be joining the Media Solutions team in an advisory capacity starting November 19 to ensure a smooth transition. His focus will be on identifying new revenue sources and implementing innovative ways of doing business,” added Michel Bissonnette.
4 October 2019
SATURDAY 19 October
Emperor and Empress – a New Path: On the first of May 2019, a new Reiwa era began in Japan as Emperor Naruhito ascended to the throne. As a young man, the Emperor studied at Oxford University. The Empress was a diplomat before joining the Imperial Family. Drawing on rare footage and interviews with people who know them, we consider what may lie ahead for the new Emperor and Empress.
SUNDAY 20 October
“no art, no life” spotlights artists around Japan with an undying passion for self-expression. They come from diverse educational backgrounds, and their works transcend boundaries of genres and trends, earning the name “outsider art.” This program looks in on the artistic processes that conjure one-of-a-kind masterpieces into existence.
WEDNESDAY 23 October
Core Kyoto: The timeless heart of Japan’s ancient capital. Against its rich backdrop of culture and tradition, today’s Kyoto continues to innovate and inspire.
3 October 2019
TRT World Forum 2019 will be taking place on October 21st and 22nd in Istanbul. The theme of this year’s Forum is “Globalisation in Retreat: Risks and Opportunities”.
TRT World Forum will bring together politicians, policy makers, academics, journalists, and leading experts. The forum will highlight the most pressing global issues of our time.
The murder of Saudi journalist and Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi will be discussed in detail at TRT World Forum on 21 – 22 October. The session will explore the geopolitics of the Middle East in light of the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.
On the second day of TRT World Forum, Arab intellectual, writer and activist based in Norway, Iyad Al-Baghdadi, former member of the Egyptian Parliament and founder and chairman of the Ghad el-Thawrah Party, Ayman Nour, advisor to the chairman of AK Party, Yasin Aktay, editor in chief of Middle East Eye, David Hearst, human rights activist, journalist, politician and President of Women Journalists without Chains organization, Tawakkoul Karman, Saudi Arabian human rights defender and founder and director of ALQST, Yahya Ýbrahim Assiri will seek answers to questions concerning the murder on Tuesday, October 22.
Among the participants of this year’s Forum, which will include international opinion leaders as well as distinguished figures in global politics, are María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, president of the United Nations Parliament Assembly for the 73rd session, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, former President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dilma Vana Rousseff, former President of Brazil, Anwar Ibrahim, The People’s Justice Party Leader in Malaysia, Yanis Varoufakis, the main opposition leader in Greece, George Ciamba, Romanian Delegate-Minister for European affairs, Christian Kern, former Chancellor of Austria, Esko Aho, former Finnish Prime Minister and Riyad Farid Hijab, former Syrian Prime Minister.
[Source: TRT press release]
2 October 2019
A new trainee scheme for journalists with disabilities in Kenya – Aim High – has been announced by BBC Director-General Tony Hall. The scheme is coming after development initiatives to train the next generation of African journalists and producers to world class standards.
Tony Hall, who is visiting the BBC bureau in Kenya, says the new initiative will offer three-month placements to three aspiring journalists with disabilities, starting from next April (2020). During the placement, they will spend their time at the Nairobi bureau working with news teams in different African languages and working on television programmes as well as digital production.
The placements will be open to anyone with a disability, hidden or visible, who is interested or experienced in journalism.
Tony Hall says: “The BBC has a long-standing commitment to Africa and telling African stories, reaching more than 100 million people every week. We want to develop independent journalism on the continent, and to support those whose voices often don’t get heard. We know it’s hard for people with disabilities to get opportunities in journalism. Aim High will give aspiring journalists with disabilities hands on experience, bespoke training and mentoring, and I urge people to apply.”
Further details of how to apply will be announced shortly.
Tony Hall is in Kenya to celebrate the BBC’s success in Africa. The broadcaster operates in 13 languages across the continent and has launched more than 20 new television programmes over the last 18 months, from sport to business to the award-winning investigative programme Africa Eye. The BBC’s bureau in Nairobi is now its biggest outside the UK.
Tony Hall will announce the launch of BBC’s first co-production in Kenya. Kenya Connects, produced in partnership with KTN, is a current affairs programme aimed at young people.
He will also celebrate the winner of the Komla Dumor award, announced earlier this week. Solomon Serwanjja, from Uganda, will spend time at the BBC HQ in London before producing a special report on a subject of his choice from Africa.
(Source: BBC press release)
