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SUMMARY:Covering COVID-19: Award-winning health journalist André Picard on the pandemic
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]When Globe and Mail columnist André Picard speaks\, Canadians pay attention. He is our country’s pre-eminent health journalist\, named Canada’s first “Public Health Hero” in 2011 by the Canadian Public Health Association. In early March\, when the number of COVID-19 cases in Canada was just beginning to register\, Picard was one of the first calling for strong social distancing measures\, with a clear call to “Shut it Down.” Join this award-winning journalist in conversation with Anna Maria Tremonti\, host of the CBC podcast More\, for an insightful discussion about how he reports with authority on the coronavirus and the vital information Canadians need to stay safe and healthy at a time when misinformation abounds. \nThursday\, April 23\, 1pm EDT \n– Watch the webcast\n– Listen to the podcast[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE SPEAKERS [vc_column_text]André Picard is a health reporter and columnist for The Globe and Mail\, where he has been a staff writer since 1987. He is also the author of five bestselling books. André is an eight-time nominee for the National Newspaper Awards\, Canada’s top journalism prize\, and past winner of prestigious Michener Award for Meritorious Public Service Journalism. He was named Canada’s first “Public Health Hero” by the Canadian Public Health Association\, as a “Champion of Mental Health” by the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health\, and received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his dedication to improving healthcare. @picardonhealth[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1492008828909{margin-top: 40px !important;}”][vc_column] ABOUT THE HOST [vc_column_text]Anna Maria Tremonti is the host of the CBC podcast More\, a series of conversations with high-profile guests and rising stars from a variety of fields. The podcast represents a change\, and a progression toward more immersive conversations following her success hosting the CBC Radio’s The Current\, the flagship current affairs program she helped create. Prior to that Tremonti was a co-host of CBC Television’s investigative program the fifth estate and before that she was covering war\, disaster\, politics and society as a foreign correspondent for CBC’s The National\, with postings in Berlin\, London\, Jerusalem and Washington. @amtremonti #MorewithAMT[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \n J-TALKS SERIES SPONSOR \n[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”2207″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text] \nIN-KIND SUPPORTERS \n[/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2119″ alignment=”center”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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