GMA's Joseph Morong Receives Mcluhan Award from Canadian
GMA’s Joseph Morong receives McLuhan award from Canadian Embassy Published October 7, 2015 9:08pm GMA News reporter Joseph Morong on Wednesday received a McLuhan Fellowship award from Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines Neil Reeder. Morong received the award during a courtesy call on the ambassador as this year’s Marshall McLuhan Fellow. Morong was awarded the prestigious fellowship in August. Named after the renowned Canadian intellectual, author and media analyst, the McLuhan Fellowship is the Embassy of Canada’s flagship media advocacy initiative. It aims to encourage responsible journalism in the Philippines, in the belief that a strong media is essential to a free and democratic society. As the Marshall McLuhan fellow, Morong will embark on a two-week familiarization and lecture tour of Canadian media and academic organizations, and will have the chance to sit as a fellow at the McLuhan Institute in Toronto. He will also conduct a lecture tour in the Philippines. According to the Embassy, Morong was chosen to receive the fellowship for his excellent reportage of the issues surrounding the peace process in Mindanao, especially the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. — BM, GMA News - See more at: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/539877/lifestyle /gma-s-joseph-morong-receives-mcluhan-award-from- canadian-embassy#sthash.quW35Yaz.dpuf 2016_Joseph_Marong_backgrounder.docx Page 1 of 8 GMA reporter awarded prestigious Marshall McLuhan fellowship Published August 27, 2015 1:21pm GMA News reporter Joseph Morong was named the Marshall McLuhan Fellow of 2015 on Thursday in a presentation ceremony held in Makati. The prestigious fellowship, named after the philosopher of communication theory, is sponsored by the Embassy of Canada.
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