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News conference advisory - Public campaign, youth contest, tools for teachers and school activities to underline first National Media Education Week18 November 2006
Media Awareness Network and the Canadian Teachers' Federation will hold a news conference in Ottawa next week to launch National Media Education Week which will see a series of regional activities unfolding across Canada, a new video podcast contest for youth as well as the release of free tools for teachers.
The news conference will also set the stage to officially unveil a new public service announcement campaign that aims to promote media education in Canada. The nationally televised, radio and print campaign will promote the importance of media literacy as an essential skill for young people. From Nov. 19 - 24, 2006, NMEW organizers aim to encourage the integration and the practice of media education in Canadian homes, schools and communities.
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The news conference will be held:
When: Monday, Nov. 20th, 2006
Time: 10 a.m.
Where: Studio A, Room N114 - TV Broadcasting program,
School of Media and Design,
Algonquin College, Woodroffe Campus; "N" Building,
1385 Woodroffe Avenue, Ottawa.
Directions: www.algonquincollege.com/main/yourAlgonquinTab/directions/woodroffeMap.htm
Who: Michelle Scarborough, Executive Director, Media Awareness Network
Winston Carter, President, Canadian Teachers' Federation President
Sarah Crawford, Vice-President, Public Affairs, CHUM Limited
Canadian actor Adamo Ruggiero (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
Julien Lavoie, Director of Communications, Media Awareness Network
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Media Awareness Network is a non-profit Canadian organization whose mission is to support and encourage media and Internet education, and its widest possible integration into Canadian schools, homes and communities. Its aim is to help children and youth to develop an informed and critical understanding of the nature of the media, the techniques used in creating media products and the media's role and influence within society. MNet is sustained by the generous support of its sponsors and partners, who include: Bell Canada - CHUM Television - Microsoft Canada - Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet - TELUS - CTV Inc. - Canadian Recording Industry Association - National Film Board of Canada - AOL Canada Inc.
The Canadian Teachers' Federation is the national unified voice of over 215,000 teachers across Canada.
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is located in the Nation's Capital and the Ottawa Valley and is the third-largest college in Ontario. Algonquin is the leader in the integration of technology into the learning landscape. Algonquin College has a diverse population of nearly 16,000 full-time students and 35,000 part-time registrations in more than 140 programs and is committed to student success.
For further information: Julien Lavoie, Director of Communications, Media Awareness Network, (613) 224-7721 ext. 223, jlavoie@media-awareness.ca; Linda Hiles, Interim Director of Communications, Canadian Teachers' Federation, (613) 232-1505 ext. 130, lhile@ctf-fce.ca; www.mediaeducationweek.ca
Source: newswire
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