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Global National Goes High-Tech With Comprehensive Coverage of Liberal Leadership Race
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Liberal Leadership 2006 Highlights Interactive Features, Guest Commentaries and Panel Discussions
Live Blogging, Text Messaging and Video Sound Off
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(Vancouver) Beginning Tuesday, November 28 th, Global National will deliver the latest news and events from the 2006 Liberal Leadership Convention in Montreal. Global Nationals Liberal Leadership 2006 brings viewers high-tech, in-depth coverage and analysis of the leadership race from an experienced team of reporters, political experts and panellists.
Then starting Thursday, November 30 th through to Saturday, December 2 nd, two-time Gemini Award winner Kevin Newman will anchor Global National live, on-location from the Palais des congrès in Montreal. Joining Newman will be the entire Parliamentary bureau including Jacques Bourbeau, Hannah Boudreau, Ben OHara-Byrne and Peter Harris, as well as Washington bureau chief Eric Sorensen and Global Ontarios Sean Mallen.
Global National takes viewers behind-the-scenes at the convention with interactive features including (www.globalnational.com/leadership):
- Live, online blogging with National Post contributor Warren Kinsella
- Live, text messaging from Liberal delegates and viewers (type Liberal at start of message)
- Video sound-off tool for viewers and delegates to submit video comments for broadcast
- On-site convention webcam for delegates to debate issues or submit video comments for broadcast
Liberal Leadership 2006 features guest commentaries from:
- CanWest News Services national affairs columnist Don Martin, and
- National Post contributor Warren Kinsella who will be managing Global Nationals live online blog
Global Nationals Hannah Boudreau will host discussions with two expert panels:
- Political Insiders: Reg Alcock, Penny Collenette, Tim Murphy and Liza Frulla
- MPs: John Baird, Karen Redman and Nathan Cullen
Throughout the week, Global National will feature The Big Idea, Newmans personal one-on-one interviews with four leading Liberal candidates: Michael Ignatieff, Bob Rae, Gerard Kennedy and Stéphane Dion. Pictures from these interviews are available at www.globalnational.com.
Global National broadcast times:
- November 28 th to December 1 st 5:30 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. Maritimes)
- December 2 nd live broadcast begins at 9 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT
About Global National:
Global National with Kevin Newman is Canadas most-watched national newscast, reaching Canadians coast-to-coast (www.globalnational.com). The multi award-winning half-hour newscast is broadcast live seven days a week at 5:30 p.m. (6:30 p.m. in the Maritimes) from its national news centre in Vancouver, B.C. with news bureaus and correspondents in every major city in Canada, as well as Washington, D.C. Global National provides an early evening national news alternative for Canadians with a distinctive voice and approach to the day's top stories.
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For further information, please contact:
Yvonne Chiang
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