CTV launches citizen journalism website

TORONTO – CTV on Thursday launched a new user-generated news website, MyNews.ctv.ca. Canadians are now able to upload interesting video or images to MyNews.CTV.ca for consideration for broadcast on local or national newscasts as a complement to CTV-generated news footage. CTV said its newsrooms across the country will monitor all of the content posted to MyNews.CTV.ca to determine its news value. “News happens anywhere, anytime, and this is a perfect way for Canadians to help us share any breaking news they are witnessing, as it occurs, with the rest of the country and the world,” said Mark Sikstrom, executive producer...