CTV News launches Aboriginal Internship

TORONTO - Eleven regional CTV stations across the country will each offer a twelve-week paid internship as part of the new national Aboriginal Internship program from CTV News. "With the introduction of this National Aboriginal Internship Program, CTV News is committed to creating a greater Aboriginal presence in our newsrooms on a local and national basis," said Robert Hurst, president, CTV News, in a release. "This will help to increase Aboriginal reflection and participation in the broadcasting industry, one of the key issues raised in the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Task Force on Cultural Diversity. The National Aboriginal Internship Program...