Chuck Howitt
@ChuckHowitt
Former journalist/editor at Waterloo Region Record. Author of BlackBerry Town, a 2019 book about RIM and Waterloo tech sector.
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http://chuckhowitt.com 18-03-2010 13:10:40
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THANK YOU Mayor Simon Yu for proclaiming May3rd #WorldPressFreedomDay in City of Prince George!
#countdown to #WPFD2024
For details & map, visit ink-stainedwretches.org/campaigns.html
CCUNESCO World Press Freedom Canada Shawn McCarthy FCM Carole Saab UBCM Jen Ford Ali Ledgerwood Canadian Association of Journalists Jeff Ducharme ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ดโโ ๏ธ Chuck Howitt J-Source
Whether you worked as paste-pot filler or publisher, you're invited to 14th annual Phoenix Dinner for past/present employees of Waterloo Region Record daily newspaper on Oct. 26 at Golf's Steakhouse in Kitchener. @waterlooregionrecord Canadian Association of Journalists News Media Canada | Mรฉdias d'Info Canada J-Source
Bravo!
Money talks!
Maybe Big Tech will listen.
Chuck Howitt Robert Reid rjbrennan Cathy Miehm ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ Dwight Storring Shawn McCarthy Tom Nunn Shani Komulainen๐ป ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ท Jeff Ducharme ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ดโโ ๏ธ corniee erin_isings #journalism #democracy
I still would like to hear GO Transit explain why they canโt just run (part of) the same train schedule on the weekends to/from Kitchener. Itโs not like the freight contention is any worse than on weekdays. cbc.ca/news/canada/kiโฆ
In my latest blog, Fred Kuntz offers his version of what happened when he was editor in chief of Toronto Star.
@torontostar Waterloo Region Record J-Source The Globe and Mail
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If you're within driving distance of Downtown Kitchener, join us for the story that inspired a generation of journalists!
Tickets: apollocinema.ca/movies/journalโฆ
Tenille Bonoguore Cathy Miehm ๐๐๐จ๐ฆ Tom Nunn Chuck Howitt rjbrennan Canadian Association of Journalists Chris Arsenault IABC Waterloo John Friesen ๐จ๐ฆ (he/him) @Cornies Robert Reid
'We need allies online. We need newsrooms to recognize this digital frontier is the new frontier. Weโre going to have to figure out a way to deal with it head on,' says Saba Eitizaz/ ุตุจุง ุงุนุชุฒุงุฒ on the increased online abuse aimed at journalists.
#WorldPressFreedomDay
Honoured to meet today with students and Prof. Zoltan Csefalvay of Centre for Next Technological Futures in Budapest, Hungary, about my book BlackBerry Town. Group is touring tech sites in Toronto area and Washington DC. James Lorimer & Co Waterloo EDC @Hungarytech
If you're within driving distance of Downtown Kitchener let's get together & celebrate #LocalJournalism !
Intro by CTV Kitchener's Leighanne Evans
Chuck Howitt Robert Reid Marinus (Martin) de Groot IABC Waterloo emily (she/her), cool af John Friesen ๐จ๐ฆ (he/him) IABC London Chris Arsenault Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon GRFF @Cornies
THANK YOU philipbrownpei City of Charlottetown, PE for accepting our request to fly the United Nations flag on May 3 #WorldPressFreedomDay !
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So far, 11 ๐จ๐ฆ municipalities will help us recognize #WPFD 2023. Map + details ink-stainedwretches.org/campaigns.html