New Publisher for The New Republic
24 April 2007 - 7:22AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tom Strike, President
of CanWest MediaWorks International, a division of CanWest Global
Communications Corp., announced that Elizabeth W. Sheldon has been
named the Publisher of The New Republic effective immediately. For
the past ten years, Elizabeth has enjoyed a very successful career
with Congressional Quarterly. Most recently, she was the Advocacy
Advertising Manager. During her tenure with CQ, Elizabeth
established herself as a highly respected figure in the Washington
publishing sector. "Elizabeth's knowledge of the Washington market
and the opinion journal publishing space will serve as a tremendous
catalyst in achieving the business objectives of The New Republic,"
said Strike. "We are very pleased to welcome her to the team."
About CanWest Global Communications Corp. CanWest Global
Communications Corp. (http://www.canwestglobal.com/), (TSX: CGS and
CGS.A, NYSE: CWG) an international media company, is the owner of
The New Republic and is Canada's largest media company. CanWest is
Canada's largest publisher of daily newspapers and also owns,
operates and/or holds substantial interests in conventional
television, out-of-home advertising, specialty cable channels, web
sites and radio stations and networks in Canada, New Zealand,
Australia, Turkey, Singapore, the United Kingdom and the United
States. DATASOURCE: CanWest Global Communications Corp. CONTACT:
Deb Hutton, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Tel:
(416) 383-2442,
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