TORONTO – CBC has appointed Rachel Nixon as its director of digital media for CBC News.
Nixon, who will begin on June 1, is currently the global news director of Vancouver-based NowPublic.com, the world’s largest participatory news network. She also spent nine years at the BBC and BBCNews.com.
“In taking ownership of CBCNews.ca and its digital extensions, Nixon will have the responsibility for charting the overall strategic direction for CBC News’ digital media unit – setting the right priorities, and overseeing the successful execution of the strategy,” said Jennifer McGuire, interim publisher for CBC News and executive director for news programming, in a statement. “Her background in strategic planning, development, and delivery of editorial content makes her the ideal candidate for this role. She will be an excellent addition to the CBC News management team.”
