Newry Chamber hosts 'Meet the Media'

THE Great and the Good of local and regional media came together on Friday morning at a special ‘Meet the Media’ event in the Canal Court Hotel & Spa, newry.

Hosted by Newry Chamber of Commerce and Trade, representatives made a short presentation followed by Q&A sessions.

A spokesperson for the Newry Chamber stated: “We would like to thank them all for delivering such insightful presentations on their respective organisations as well as participating in the two engaging panel discussions.

“The takeaway from today is that our media do so much to support the business community and in an ever-changing climate of how we get our news, it is so important as local businesses, that support is reciprocated.

Those representing media included:

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Peter Bayne, Editor, Newry Democrat

• Columba O'Hare, Editor, Newry.ie

• Paul Welsh, Editor, Newry Reporter

• Diane Burke, NI Regional Director, National World plc

• Peter McVerry, Station Manager, U105

• Gary McDonald, Business Editor, The Irish News

• John Clarke, Area Sales Manager, Q Radio Ltd.

Thanks Deborah (King) Loughran from KingCommunication for doing an amazing job in moderating the panel discussions.