Media Advisory

TORONTO, Nov. 16, 2020 – The Canadian Press is launching the newest edition of the Stylebook, a trusted handbook for all media professionals, in collaboration with Urban Dictionary to introduce slang phrases in the book and 150 new CP style rules.

The event will be held at Humber College Lakeshore Campus newsroom on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, and will also be live-streamed, as they have one of the top journalism, media and public relations programs and six journalism and PR students will be in attendance. 

Safety measures will be taken and social distancing protocols will be in effect following Covid-19 rules and regulations.

Who: James McCarten, editor, The Canadian Press Stylebook
Aaron Peckham, founder, Urban Dictionary
Dan Rowe, program coordinator, Bachelor of Journalism Program

When: Thursday, November 19, 2020
Media check-in is at 10 a.m.
Remarks begin at 10:15 a.m.

Where: Humber College Lakeshore Campus newsroom, L Building, fourth floor, room 4005.
Address – 2 Colonel Samuel Smith Park Dr, Etobicoke, Ont. M8V 4B6

The newsroom’s capacity is eight reporters with a six-foot distance between each person.

(Masks are a mandatory requirement to attend the event in-person)

The event will also be available live @HumberMediaArts on Twitter.

There will be an opportunity to click pictures of the book with the speakers and students present at the event.

The Canadian Press has been Canada’s trusted news source for more than 100 years providing real-time, bilingual multimedia content for online, broadcast and print media. People depend on reliable and accurate content written and edited as per the rules set by The Canadian Press Stylebook. For more information, visit www.thecanadianpress.com.

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For further information, contact: Nidhi Thakur, Media Relations Officer, The Canadian Press, 416-025-3456, [email protected].