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Mindanews EIC wins Marshall McLuhan award


Mindanews editor-in-chief Carolyn Arguillas has been awarded the Canadian Embassy's prestigious Marshall McLuhan Fellowship Award for her excellence in journalism. Arguillas was named the Marshall McLuhan Fellow for 2011 during the Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Seminar organized by the Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility in Makati City on Thursday. Canada's Ambassador to the Philippines Christopher Thornley presented the award to Arguillas.

Canadian Ambassador Christopher Thornley with 2011 Marshall McLuhan awardee Carolyn Arguillas. Photo courtesy of Canadian Embassy
In a statement on Friday, the Canadian Embassy said that Arguillas won this year's award for her collective body of work both as a reporter and editor. "She has been at the forefront of reporting Mindanao issues and how these stories are significant in the national agenda," said the Embassy. The Marshall McLuhan Prize, named after the world-renowned Canadian communication scholar, is the Canadian Embassy's flagship public diplomacy initiative. The program, with financial support from Sun Life of Canada, provides the winner with a study tour to Canada and a chance to sit as a fellow at the McLuhan Institute in Toronto. Launched in 1997, the prize aims to encourage investigative journalism in the Philippines, underlining Canada’s belief that "a strong media is essential to a free democratic society." — Kimberly Jane Tan/RSJ, GMA News
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