Since 2019, Port Nelson United Church, the Roseland Community Organization and the Roseland Park Country Club have collaborated on a speaker series highlighting issues of interest and concern to residents of the Roseland neighbourhood and the wider Burlington community.
This series presents different perspectives about issues, policies, local implementation and constraints to action.
The News:
Where do you get it?
How well can you trust it?
Tuesday, March 24 – 7 p.m.
There is a crisis in journalism – since 2008, over 400 community newspapers have disappeared as advertising dollars migrated to online.
As revenues shrink, trusted publishers struggle to inform Canadians as social media and AI make it hard to distinguish what’s real from what’s misleading or fake.
Panel Moderator: Gerry Arnold, Executive Editor, Canadian Press
Gerry Arnold began his career in journalism in Halifax with The Chronicle-Herald. After joining The Canadian Press, he worked as parliamentary correspondent, Prairie bureau chief, and Ottawa bureau chief. He continues to serve as CP’s executive editor, provides strategic counsel in government relations and key commercial digital partnerships. The Canadian Press is Canada’s national multimedia news agency.
Panel Speaker: Malcolm Kirk, President, Canadian Press
Malcolm Kirk was appointed president of The Canadian Press, in June 2012. Mr. Kirk has more than 35 years of experience in the media industry, having served as Executive Vice President, Digital Media at Postmedia Network; Senior Vice President, Group Publisher Prairie Region for Canwest Publishing Inc.; and Publisher of the Calgary Herald. He began his career as a reporter with the Halifax Daily News in the late 1980s.
Panel Speaker: Cheryl Stepan, Editor in Chief, Hamilton Spectator
After a 30-year career as a journalist and 25 years at the Hamilton Spectator serving along the way as editor of several departments, Cheryl Stepan was appointed Editor-in-Chief in September 2024. Cheryl has also volunteered with several regional charities. She brings a deep understanding of the challenges facing the region and news organizations such as the Hamilton Spectator.