TORONTO, June 13, 2012 /CNW/ - RTDNA Canada - The Association of
Electronic Journalists - is releasing a mobile app in advance of next
week's National Conference being held in Toronto June 21-23, 2012.
The free app is web-based, so there is no need to download it from an
app store. It is available now to be accessed by any smart phone or
computer at the following link: http://rtdna50nationalconference2012.sched.org
"The RTDNA mobile app will allow everyone at the conference to plan
their day, watch for special alerts and keep up with everything
happening during the conference", said Peter Angione, RTDNA Conference
Chair. "Our newsrooms are adapting to the digital way of doing things,
RTDNA needs to do the same thing. This is our first attempt at an app.
We hope everyone at the conference will give our mobile app a try and
tell us what they like and don't like so we can make it even better in
the future".
This year's National Conference theme is RTDNA@50 - The Future of
Electronic Journalism. The mobile app was the project of Conference
Chair Peter Angione and Digital Chair Andrew Lundy.
"This is 50th anniversary of our Association," says RTDNA Canada president Andy
LeBlanc. "The National Conference will celebrate our history. The
creation and launch of this digital app is one way to explore and
contemplate our profession's future."
The conference will also include WIFI access for participants, and
everyone is encouraged to be part of the conversation with
@RTDNA_Canada using the #RTDNA@50 hashtag.
RTDNA Canada is the voice of electronic journalists and news managers in
Canada. The members of RTDNA Canada recognize the responsibility of
electronic journalists to promote and to protect the freedom to report
independently about matters of public interest and to present a wide
range of expressions, opinions and ideas. The RTDNA Canada Code of
Ethics, adopted by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, is used to
measure fairness and accuracy in the profession.
