Irene S. Berkowitz
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- School: Ryerson University
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- Department: Business
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Toronto, ON - Dates at Ryerson University: May 2017 - June 2020
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Biography
Ryerson University - Business
Media Researcher | MBA Instructor| Writer | Speaker
Broadcast Media
Irene S
Berkowitz, PhD
Canada
I am honoured to have been the lead researcher and author on WATCHTIME CANADA 2019, our groundbreaking report on the role of YouTube in Canada's media ecosystem. Released May 22, 2019, the report can be accessed here: http://audiencelab.fcad.ryerson.ca/watchtime-canada-2019/ or here: https://sites.google.com/view/watchtime-2019. The one-sheet is below.
My purpose: to empower organizations and students to meet historic challenges and seize new opportunities amidst today's exhilarating disruptions:
*LEAD RESEARCH for major media & policy organizations that need to be “in it to win it.”
*TEACH in Ted Rogers MBA and RTA School of Media MA where I inform and inspire students to seek 21st century careers.
*SOUGHT AS A THOUGHT LEADER & SPEAKER for print, TV, radio, and online publications and media organizations (Globe and Mail, Playback, BNN-TV, CBC-TV/Radio, CMF Trends, betakit, Yahoo Finane, CD Howe, CRTC...)
*AUTHOR OF 2 BOOKS:
(1) Canadian media collides w 21st century (upcoming, under contract with Wilfred Laurier Press);
(2) Walking Through the Winkles, my little ebooklet about personal transformation is about how to make decisions easily, live without regret, increase planetary joy, and NOT struggle (like I did) for SO long! https://www.amazon.ca/Walking-Through-Winkles-Decisions-Success-ebook/dp/B00OBS4Z9E
*EXPERIENCE as a TV development exec and award-winning content creator prepared me...
*Above all, I treasure connecting and collaborating to solve complex problems. Please be in touch: iberkowi@ryerson.ca
Experience
print, online, TV, radio (broadcast and podcast) and organizations including CRTC, DCH, etc.
Writer | Speaker
Views (writing & speaking) requested by publications and organizations including Globe and Mail, Playback, CMF Trends, LawBytes, betakit, CBC.ca, Toronto Star, Wired, Yahoo Finance, CBC-TV, Global-TV, CBC-Radio, Sirius XM, CRTC, Department of Canadian Heritage, YouTube Space, Canadian Communications Association, CD Howe, V-4 Labs, and more.
Irene S Berkowitz
Book Author
Book #1: Under contract to Wilfred Laurier Press for a book based on doctoral research about national media in the global, online era.
Book #2: https://www.amazon.ca/Walking-Through-Winkles-Decisions-Success-ebook/dp/B00OBS4Z9E No matter where you are in life, Walking Through the Winkles will help you make decisions easily, live without regret and achieve success you only imagined. This is a story about how personal crisis led to decision-making repair. You will learn how to go on winkle watch, walk through your winkles, avoid winkle-stompers, be your own Twinkler, and live by the rhythm of the winkles. While no one ever wins their battle with time, Walking Through the Winkles is a guide for making the most of our precious moments on earth. We can become a planet of winkle waltzers, creating new fields of winkles, and optimizing our individual and collective destiny.various
Content Creator & Development Executive
Award-winning writer/producer (series, MOW's, features) and ICM client
Head of development, Canadian network, managing many award-winning productions
DETAILS UPON REQUESTRyerson University Faculty of Communication and Design (FCAD)
Policy Research Fellow | Audience Lab
Irene worked at Ryerson University Faculty of Communication and Design (FCAD) as a Policy Research Fellow | Audience Lab
Ted Rogers MBA and Ryerson University RTA School of Media
Instructor
Irene worked at Ted Rogers MBA and Ryerson University RTA School of Media as a Instructor
Education
Stanford University
Communications Institute
Cornell - University of Chicago - Stanford Communications Institute - Ryerson/York
Bachelor’s Degree
Language and Communication
The University of Chicago
Master’s Degree
Joint Masters: English Language and Literature and Education
