MEDIA ADVISORY - Political journalist David Frum to speak in Toronto

TORONTO, Aug. 27 /CNW/ -

WHEN:  September 27, 2010 11:30 a.m.
WHERE:  Royal York Hotel, Concert Hall
100 Front St. W, Toronto
WHO:  David Frum, Political journalist and columnist
PRESENTED BY: The Canadian Club of Toronto in partnership with the Canadian Journalism Foundation

DESCRIPTION: Journalism is changing faster than most of our democratic institutions. Thanks to the Internet, new journalists are emerging and redefining the craft. Nowhere is this more evident than in 'political journalism' where some of the most original and informative political reporting and commentary is taking place not in the mainstream media but online. David Frum, an established mainstream author and journalist, is a leader in this new form of political journalism. He is the creator of Frum Forum, a website dedicated to the modernization and renewal of the U.S. Republican party and the conservative movement in America.

Please join us on Monday, September 27^th when David Frum will speak on the state of political journalism.

BIO: David Frum is the editor of FrumForum.com and the author of six books, including two New York Times bestsellers. He is a regular commentator on American Public Media's Marketplace and writes regular columns for Time magazine, CNN.com, The Week and the National Post.  In 2001-2002, David Frum served as a special assistant to President George W. Bush. In October 2005, Frum founded and served as chairman of Americans for Better Justice, the lobbying group that led the opposition to the nomination of Harriet Miers to the U.S. Supreme Court. In 2007-2008, he served as senior foreign policy adviser to the Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign. Frum is a member of the board of directors of the Republican Jewish Coalition. The Daily Telegraph's 2007 and 2009 surveys named Frum as one of America's 50 most influential conservatives.

Tickets are $75 and include lunch. For more information and to register: http://www.canadianclub.org/do/event;jsessionid=0E28E7E49E5E79BFD470E90AE2D1D164?event_id=3127

About the Canadian Journalism Foundation
The Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF) is a not-for-profit organization that promotes excellence in journalism by celebrating outstanding journalistic achievement through an annual awards program; by operating journalism websites, J-Source.ca (English) and ProjetJ.ca (French), in cooperation with the country's leading journalism schools; through the Media Management Executive Education Program in collaboration with the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto; and by organizing events that facilitate dialogue among journalists, business people, politicians, government officials and academics about the role of the media in Canadian society.

About the Canadian Club
The Canadian Club of Toronto is this nation's preeminent public affairs forum in its 114^th year and is a not-for-profit organization that has no political or religious affiliations.  The Club is a place to hear trailblazers in politics, business, social development and the media over lunch. It attracts audiences from business and the professions as well as individuals representing various interests. In recent years speakers have included: Canadian Prime Ministers and Provincial Premiers, Dr. David Suzuki, Deepak Chopra, Stephen Lewis, musician Sarah McLachlan, Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Academy Award winning Actor Morgan Freeman.

For further information:

Press contacts:
Heather McCall
Program Manager
Canadian Journalism Foundation
416-955-0630
[e-mail]
http://cjf-fjc.ca

Jennifer Koddermann
Executive Director
The Canadian Club of Toronto
416-364-5591
[e-mail]
www.canadianclub.org