03.07.2009
Last night, the news service euronews received the third annual European Communication Award, presented by the European Association of Communication Directors (EACD). The channel was recognised for its solid contribution to communications across borders and for the way in which it emphasises the notion of an Europeanised format of communication. The award was accepted by Phillippe Cayla, Chairman of the Executive Board at euronews, in front of several hundred guests from the worlds of politics, business and the media.
The award recognised the channel’s efforts to empower EU citizens to become better informed about how decisions made in Brussels can affect them in their home and in their day to day lives. By bringing the idea of ‘Europe’ to its citizens, euronews helps to create a shared sense of European identity in its viewers. Previous winners included UEFA (in 2007) and the European Central Bank (in 2008).
The presentation of the award marks the highlight of the European Communication Summit, which is hosted by the EACD in partnership with the magazine, Communication Director. The European Communication Summit gathers three hundred communications professionals from across Europe in Brussels to hear presentations and discussions by over sixty speakers with a wide range of perspectives on the field of communications.
Background:
The European Association of Communication Directors (EACD) brings in-house communication professionals together to network, exchange ideas and discuss the latest news and information relevant to their work. Through Working Groups on specific communications topics and publications such as the magazine Communication Director and Service Brochures for its members, the EACD works to advance professional qualification, and to promote the visibility and standing of the profession.
www.eacd-online.eu
Contact:
Herbert Heitmann
European Association of Communication Directors (EACD)
Square de Meeus 37
B-1000 Brussels
Tel +32 (0)2 219 22 90
Fax +32 (0)2 219 22 92
herbert.heitmann@eacd-online.eu
www.eacd-online.eu
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