NEW YORK, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Mark W. Wood, editor-in-chief of
Reuters PLC (London) and chairman of the Independent Television Network, will
be the keynote speaker at Media Convergence 2000, a global symposium on media
relations strategies in the new media environment.
The conference, presented by TJFR and PR Newswire, will be held
November 10 at the Marriott World Trade Center in New York. More than
40 influential journalists and media experts will serve on panels aimed at
exploring the impact that evolving technologies are having on business and
financial news and financial communications. Several hundred Fortune 500
public relations and investor relations executives are expected to attend.
Among leading U.S. journalists who will speak at Media Convergence 2000
are Neil F. Budde, vice president and editor of The Wall Street Journal
Interactive Edition; Rob Fixmer, technology news editor of The New York Times;
Dave Kansas, editor-in-chief of The Street.com; and Matthew Winkler,
editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News. A complete list of speakers and more
information on the conference is available on the web at
http://www.media-convergence.com.
Wood is responsible for Reuters' news and television operations worldwide,
involving 2,500 people in 96 countries. Reuters supplies customers in the
financial, online and media markets with news in 22 languages. It operates
television and news picture services and is one of the leading suppliers of
news on the Internet. Wood is a member of the Board of Reuters Information
Division, a member of Reuters' policy-making Strategy Review Committee and is
Chairman of Reuters Television.
Since July 1998, Wood has been Chairman of Independent Television Network
(ITN), the UK's second television news broadcaster, supplying news to all the
main terrestrial commercial channels. He is also director of London News
Radio. As Vice-Chairman of the UK's Library and Information Commission, he
has directed the online strategy for the country's public library network.
Media Convergence 2000, presented by TJFR Group and PR Newswire, is being
sponsored by The Dilenschneider Group, Teligent, PR News Media HotSheet,
Audible, FaxProfiles (1-888-329-7763) and Medialink. Registration for the
event remains open, although space is limited. The fee for the symposium is
$695, including power breakfast, luncheon, tech forum and handbook. For
information on registering or sponsorship opportunities, contact Chris T. Day
at 303-296-1200, ext. 107. Individuals may also register at
http://www.media-convergence.com.
TJFR Group, http://www.tjfr.com , is the nation's leading source of
information on business journalists and news organizations. TJFR publishes a
twice-monthly newsletter and a quarterly magazine, and conducts media
relations workshops and conferences. In association with PR Newswire,
TJFR offers on-demand biographies of more than 4,000 influential editors and
writers via the FaxProfiles(TM) service.
PR Newswire, http://www.prnewswire.com , is the world leader in the
electronic delivery of breaking news releases and information directly from
companies and institutions through its cutting-edge wire, fax, satellite and
Internet network. Forty-five years after founding the industry, it has
35 bureaus worldwide, an exclusive partnership with Canada NewsWire and a vast
international affiliate system. PR Newswire provides a broad complement of
services enabling public relations and investor relations professionals to
immediately access the media, financial community and consumers.
For more information, please contact: Renu K. Aldrich, PR Newswire, Public
Relations Manager, Renu_Aldrich@prnewswire.com .
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CONTACT:
Chris T. Day of TJFR Group, 303-296-1200,
ext. 107; or Renu K. Aldrich, Public Relations Manager of PR
Newswire, 212-282-1929, or pager, 800-503-2654, or
Renu_Aldrich@prnewswire.com
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