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  • Challenges to World Press Freedom in Canada and Abroad in 2025

    Date: 21/05/2025

    Challenges to World Press Freedom in Canada and Abroad in 2025

    Speaker: Heather Bakken, President World Press Freedom Canada (WPFC)

    Winner of the King Charles III Coronation Medal, Heather Bakken is WPFC president and is a fierce defender of press freedom and independent media. Heather is a media executive and certified digital communications strategist with more than two decades of experience in digital and broadcast news. She was an anchor for NewsWorld International and worked for CBC News in Toronto, Winnipeg and Regina. In private media she was the Publisher of iPolitics and Queen’s Park Briefing. Heather is a founding partner and media and communications consultant at Pendulum.

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