IWT News In Search For Host

From the IWT News website:

We are conducting a global search for three on-camera news anchors for a pilot of our future news program, taping November 2006.

We’re looking for exciting individuals who won’t take spin for an answer and who combine wit with substance.

Successful candidates possess:

* Solid Journalism Experience (or equivalent)
* Proven interviewing abilities
* On-screen presentation skills
* A passion for seeking facts and pursuing truth

The Real News will be the flagship show of IWT, a non-profit world news service available on TV and the Internet.

Our objective is uncompromising journalism. with no corporate or government funding and no commercial advertising.

The hosts of The Real News will be the face of this international network and reflect its values. They will represent, in age and background, the diversity of the real world.

To Apply We require the following application materials:

- A cover letter telling us about yourself and why you think you would make a good host for The Real News.
- An up-to-date CV that includes your name, address, phone #, and email.
- A short (1-2 minute) video demo of yourself that shows how well you write and present. This can be a personal editorial or news story (that you think should be on The Real News). Get creative!
- A demo of your other on-camera work.

Send all materials via mail to:

THE REAL NEWS
P.O. Box 53, Station B
Toronto, Ontario
M5T 2T2
CANADA

Any questions, contact us at host@therealnews.com

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The host that they are looking for will anchor the news program for IWT News titled The Real News. The explination of this programming is as follows (also from the IWT News website):

The Real News will be the flagship show of the network. It will fearlessly investigate, report and debate stories that help us understand the critical issues of our time, refusing to blindly follow wire services or official press releases that attempt to set the news agenda. The Real News will give context to the big stories of the day and emphasize news other media ignore or suppress.

The Real News will be a wake-up call: It will impart a sense of urgency and engagement. It will unflinchingly confront those in power with tough questions and will not accept spin as response. We will report on what is wrong and bring to light potential solutions.

The Real News will combine entertainment with substance and humor with context and analysis. Being "worthy" is not enough. Smart, engaging storytelling and an unfettered willingness to confront reality will make our programming stand out.

Interactive News

Instead of simply pushing conventional analog TV content onto digital TV and the web, The Real News plans to take the news experience to a new level. Using new online and interactive TV features, we will reinvent the newscast by creating an "interactive news" experience that provides viewers with an unprecedented level of context, choice and involvement. Viewers will be able to pause the newscast, for example, and receive additional context and analysis. This format will offer a lively, engaging way to furnish viewers with the added background they want. It will also reach out to younger, web-savvy consumers who feel alienated by the conventional newscast and may lack historical perspective.