Sunday, October 24, 2010

Former OSV editor to head Catholic news agencies

David Scott, who served as editor of Our Sunday Visitor newspaper from 1993 to 2000, has been named editor-in-chief of Catholic News Agency (CNA) and EWTN News, according to a story on CNA.

From the CNA story:
The move is the latest in a growing collaboration between
the two large news companies to expand their operations in the global Catholic digital and multimedia market.

With news bureaus in North and South America and Europe, CNA is one of the largest and fastest growing independent Catholic media outlets in the world. EWTN News is the news arm of EWTN Global Catholic Network, which provides multimedia services to more that 140 countries and territories and is the world’s largest religious media company.

In selecting Scott to serve as editor-in-chief, the companies have turned to a respected name in religious journalism who also has extensive experience working with top leaders in the Catholic Church in the United States.

“David brings a tremendous skill set to the post of editor-in-chief and is highly respected within Catholic journalistic circles,” said Michael Warsaw, president and chief executive officer of EWTN Global Catholic Network. “Having him on board will allow us to take our services to the next level.”

Congratulations to David. I was lucky enough to serve as an OSV senior correspondent when David was editor, and I can assure you that this announcement is great news for Catholic media in the United States and beyond.

Read the full CNA story HERE.

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