CJPME: Tony Burman, Al Jazeera, 27 May 2009 Q&A 3of3

Tony Burman joined Al Jazeera English as Managing Director in May, 2008, where he oversees an international news and current affairs channel that reaches more than 140 million homes in more than 100 countries around the world. This followed a distinguished career as a broadcast executive and award-winning news and documentary producer at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Between 2000 and 2007, he was Editor-in-Chief of CBC News, overseeing CBC's TV, radio and online operations. Mr. Burman has three decades of experience as a journalist and broadcast executive and has received more than 100 awards for programming and network achievements in Canada, the US, the UK, France, Monte Carlo and Argentina.

Under his leadership, AJE has been widely recognized for its groundbreaking reporting from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. In January 2009, AJE received international acclaim for its coverage of the War on Gaza, where AJE was the only international English-language channel reporting from both sides of the conflict.




Mr. Burman's talk is followed by a Q&A.

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News & Politics

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