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Three appointed to Media Council Board Dejon Simmons https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bbe56be7817f7b140d98005/1539200712134/Livingston%2C+Darlene.jpg News - Three appointed to Media Council Board Darlene Livingston https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bbe56cfe5e5f0bb119e736a/1539200736094/LauraBell_headshot.jpg News - Three appointed to Media Council Board Laura Bell https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/news/2018/10/10/paynter-horton-join-appointments-committee monthly 0.5 2018-10-10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bbe590d652dea11f261b64e/1539201304261/Horton%2C+Ellen-Kate.jpg News - Paynter, Horton join Appointments Committee Ellen-Kate Horton https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bbe58fda4222f4590b888ce/1539201313847/O%27Connor-Paynter.jpg News - Paynter, Horton join Appointments Committee Patrina O’Connor-Paynter https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/news/2018/10/10/dickinson-zuill-join-working-group monthly 0.5 2018-10-10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bbe779b9140b7d43f27dddf/1539209125423/Carla+Zuill+%281%29.jpg News - Dickinson, Zuill join Working Group Carla Zuill https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bbe777eec212d4a1f4fc0dc/1539209110749/Qian-Dickinson-Bermuda-July-11-2018.png News - Dickinson, Zuill join Working Group Qian Dickinson https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/news/2016/10/6/bermuda-media-council-appoints-don-burgess monthly 0.5 2018-10-11 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/news/2018/10/10/social-media-use monthly 0.5 2018-10-11 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/news/2018/11/6/final-board-appointments-bruce-swan-new-deputy-chair monthly 0.5 2018-11-07 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/news/2019/1/31/bermudareal-suspended monthly 0.5 2019-01-31 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/news/2019/11/29/dill-new-ceo monthly 0.5 2019-11-29 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/home daily 1.0 2018-11-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5b48f53c6d2a73788ff88055/1532096716907/banner_media.png "resolving complaints, protecting freedom of expression" https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/history daily 0.75 2019-02-20 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/members daily 0.75 2020-04-15 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/overview daily 0.75 2019-04-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5b51eef30e2e72f3060e5004/1532096247886/banner_news.jpg about the media council https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/making-a-complaint daily 0.75 2019-08-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5b5239b2575d1f8912cb2f81/1532115391345/media1.png Making a complaint https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/complaints-faq daily 0.75 2019-02-20 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/code-of-practice daily 0.75 2019-04-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5b523941758d460c6abbcd2a/1532115276641/media1.png Code of Practice https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/rulings daily 0.75 2019-01-24 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/new-page daily 0.75 2019-02-20 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/code-of-practice-faq daily 0.75 2018-09-05 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/code-of-practice-abridged daily 0.75 2018-07-19 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/amendments-policy daily 0.75 2018-07-19 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/complaints-form daily 0.75 2019-07-12 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/new-page-2 daily 0.75 2020-10-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5d28d428d6719500011f467c/1570286209604/Qian-Dickinson-Bermuda-July-11-2018.jpg Contacting the media council https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5d98aa63f191a54349952f82/1570286186830/Thaao+Dill+-+Headshot.jpg Contacting the media council https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bbe5caa9140b7734e715b1b/1539202230315/contacts.png Contacting the media council https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/media-foundation daily 0.75 2018-09-05 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/working-group daily 0.75 2019-10-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5be1c2d570a6ad989ec8cbdf/1541522155945/Kent%2C+Jonathan+.jpg Media council overview JOHNATHAN KENT The Royal Gazette Rep Jonathan Kent is assistant editor and business editor of The Royal Gazette. He has been in newspaper journalism since 1991 and previously worked in a variety of reporting, sub-editing and management roles at the Grimsby Evening Telegraph, the Daily Mail and the Mid-Ocean News. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5ca9286be5e5f0b640bd7820/1554589809814/20190406_131534.jpg Media council overview JASMINE PATTERSON Bermuda Broadcasting Rep Jasmine Patterson is a journalist at the Bermuda Broadcasting Company, having joined in 2014 as a junior reporter and began anchoring the nightly television news cast in 2016. She earned a BA (Hons.) in International Relations and Communications, Media & Culture in 2012 from Oxford Brookes University, UK. She is a former national field hockey player representing Bermuda in several international tournaments between 2005 - 2017. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5d98a7f464d4b90d463addd2/1570285562120/Thaao+Dill+-+Headshot.jpg Media council overview Thaao Dill CEO Thaao Dill was one of the five original people who helped shape the formation of the Media Council in 2011. He has had stints at both the Bermuda Broadcasting Company and Inter-Island Communications at HOTT 107.5. He currently serves as the recruitment officer at Bermuda College. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5ca9275271c10b8e30c0dfe5/1554589529698/Carla%2BZuill%2B%25281%2529.jpg Media council overview CARLA ZUILL At-Large Rep Carla Zuill has been a journalist in Bermuda since 2002. A graduate of the Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia, she worked for The Royal Gazette, becoming its first Special Sections Editor. She then went on to work as a public affairs officer for the Bermuda Government before joining Bermuda Broadcasting News as its assistant news director. In 2014, she founded todayinbermuda.com but closed the site in 2017 before launching women’s lifestyle website, www.sheHub.tv in May 2018. She is also a social media strategist. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5d98a84097e5945a3afa2062/1570285643612/Qian-Dickinson-Bermuda-July-11-2018.jpg Media council overview Qian Dickinson Chair Qian Dickinson is an eChannel Specialist at Clarien Bank, a radio personality on HOTT 1075 and a partner of BERMEMES who is well-known for his video interviews for the iconic social media group. He has over 15 years of web and social media experience. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5d98a888ce76032d73d273c9/1570285713534/unnamed-1.jpg Media council overview Trevor Lindsay At-Large Rep Trevor Lindsay is the founder and owner of TNN: Bermuda News As It happens. He is known for giving live reports on the scene as it is developing. Prior to TNN, Trevor honed his skills at the Bermuda Broadcasting Company. https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/media-council-board daily 0.75 2019-04-12 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bbd0dd21905f4acc72ac08a/1539117067880/laura-bell.jpg Media Council Board LAURA BELL Print Media Representative Laura Bell is the owner of graphic design and marketing business, DesignLAB. A summa cum laude graduate of Jacksonville University with a degree in Visual Communications, she has over 20 years of experience in print media and previously held the positions of arts editor for the Bermuda Sun newspaper and art director for The Bermudian Publishing Company. She is also an accomplished writer and editor and is regularly published in The Bermudian and Bermudian Weddings magazines. A fine artist, Ms Bell has had several solo exhibitions of her paintings at Masterworks and the Bermuda Society of the Arts (BSoA) and was featured in the 2004 Bermuda National Gallery Biennial exhibition. She is a former board member of the BSoA. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5be1c0d90e2e722a071c34bd/1541521666799/Swan%2C+Bruce.jpg Media Council Board BRUCE SWAN Deputy Chair Bruce Swan is an associate attorney at Apex Law Group, primarily practicing in Litigation and private client matters. He has a postgraduate diploma in Legal Practice from the Leicester Institute of Legal Practice. Some of the courses he took include Ethics, and Sports and Media Law & Practice. He also has a Bachelors of Administration from Lakehead University in Canada and an LL.B from the University of Leicester. Mr Swan is involved in the community serving on the executive of Wolves Sports Club and as a member of the Bermuda Football Associations'' Disciplinary Committee. Also, he is the director of Compliance for The Gina Spence Productions Foundation. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bbd0eabc83025e7a41bae12/1539116924534/Dejon+Simmons+%281%29.JPG Media Council Board DEJON SIMMONS Digital Media Representative Dejon Simmons is a well-known Bermudian for his strength and inspirational manner which allowed him to overcome a horrific, life-changing bike crash. Since recovering from burns to 97% of his body, Mr Simmons has evolved into a multi-talented creative being, using his hardships as the core definition which has developed him into the ever-shifting medium he is today. A six-time “Best of Bermuda” award winner with over a decade of experience in digital multimedia, Mr Simmons created the popular Bermudian digital platform BERMEMES, which quickly became a pillar in the island’s media landscape, changing the way Bermuda broadcasted information. Mr Simmons specialises in social media, content creation, brand development and strategic content marketing and has worked on digital campaigns with organisations including The Bermuda Government, Bermuda Tourism Authority, Bermuda Development Agency, One Communications, Digicel, and Goslings. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bd861f6c830257ffb279abf/1540907567664/outerbridgeamanda.jpg Media Council Board AMANDA OUTERBRIDGE A former journalist, Amanda Outerbridge was most recently the Head of Communications at the Bermuda Monetary Authority. She worked from 2003-2014 for the XL Group as Managing Editor and Publisher, Global Head of Internal Communications, Global Director of Philanthropy, and Executive Director of the XL Foundation. Other positions included Executive Director of the Bermuda National Trust, Executive Editor of Bermuda Business magazine, Editor of the Mid-Ocean News, and Assistant Editor of The Royal Gazette. Government board service has included: Women’s Advisory Council, Tourism Board, Development Applications Board, and Historic Buildings Advisory Committee. As an original member of the Sustainable Development Round Table, she was part of the team that developed Bermuda’s first Sustainable Development Plan. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bd863094785d3f0b1484e91/1540907799161/Caines%2C+Dwayne.jpg Media Council Board DWAYNE CAINES Dwayne Caines is a communications specialist with over 25 years of experience in the industry. Presently he is serving as the public and media Relations Manager for the Bermuda Police Service. He has also served as the acting director at the Department of Communications and Information for the Government of Bermuda as well as the public relations manager for the Bermuda Department of Tourism in New York. He has had a stint as a middle school teacher and started his post-college career as a news and sports reporter for the Bermuda Broadcasting Company where he also hosted and produced the TV show Youth Talk. Mr Caines earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with an emphasis on public relations from Oakwood College, presently he sits on a number of community-focused boards as well as serves as a community advocate. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5b522d60562fa7d7b6f6b462/1541613302279/luthichristian.jpg Media Council Board CHRISTIAN LUTHI Chair Christian Luthi is a director in the Litigation & Insolvency Department of law firm Conyers Dill & Pearman. His practice encompasses all aspects of civil and commercial litigation. The major part of his practice involves the conduct of litigation in the Supreme Court of Bermuda, or arbitrations conducted in Bermuda. A graduate of Trinity College, in Hartford, Connecticut, and Oxford University, he is an accredited mediator, Chartered Institute of Mediators, honorary secretary of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Bermuda branch, and chairman of the Bar Committee on Continuing Education. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bbd0d40ec212d783beec0c3/1539117076386/Livingston%2C+Darlene.jpg Media Council Board DARLENE LIVINGSTON Broadcast Representative Darlene Livingston is a veteran journalist at the Bermuda Broadcasting Company. She currently does the morning news anchor radio, but she received her start in the mid-1970s on both TV and radio for the company. She worked her way up to television programming manager and news director. From 1989 to 1999 she represented the Bermuda Department of Tourism in Chicago as assistant sales manager. Her territory included all mid-western cities in spreading Bermuda Tourism’s message to US travel agents. Ms. Livingston is also the owner and proprietor of R.M. Roberts Candy Wholesale which imports US and European candy to Bermuda. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bd86293ec212d673fea7dcd/1540907708265/Evelyn+James+Barnett+DSC_0713+copy+%28003%29.jpg Media Council Board EVELYN JAMES BARNETT Evelyn James Barnett is a veteran local communicator. First introduced to the media industry at 16 during a career day, she began formal study after graduating from high school by getting her undergraduate degree in communications with a double minor in journalism and marketing from Indiana State University. Ms Barnett returned to the Island and worked at Bermuda Broadcasting Company, first as a radio DJ, then moved to the newsroom and was responsible for reading early morning news and preparing the groundwork for lunchtime and afternoon newscasts. She later became an assistant producer, and then co-producer and presenter for the local one-hour News & Views Television programme, and was programme director of the religious station FM 105, which was later re-branded Spirit 105. She became the first civilian public and media relations manager for the Bermuda Police Service and later moved on to Bermuda College where she continues to serve as the communication director for the school. https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/media-council-of-bermuda daily 0.75 2018-10-10 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bbe539cf9619a6c8164a338/1539199937789/horton.jpg Media Council OVERVIEW ELLEN-KATE HORTON Ellen Kate Horton is a former Permanent Secretary who retired from the Ministry of Transport in 2012. She had, during her tenure as PS., been responsible for The Ministry of Community and Cultural Affairs, The Ministry of the Education, Sports and Recreation, and The Ministry of the Environment and Sports. She also served as assistant Cabinet Secretary (Civil Service). Before becoming a member of the Civil Service Executive, Ms Horton held several positions in the Department of Education including the head of Human Resources and education officer responsible for Mathematics. At the secondary school level, she held the posts of acting deputy principal, head of the Mathematics Department and teacher of mathematics. She served as first vice president of the Caribbean Union of Teachers and also held the positions of a union organiser, president and chief negotiator of the Amalgamated Bermuda Union of Teachers. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5bbe51cd7817f7b140d92353/1539199446685/O%27Connor-Paynter.jpg Media Council OVERVIEW PATRINA O'CONNOR-PAYNTER Chairperson Patrina O'Connor-Paynter’s is an award-winning media personality who has hosted her own radio show and numerous television programmes in Bermuda and is a popular MC of events such as Bermuda Day, and the Miss Bermuda Pageant. She is the managing director of youth mentoring programme Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bermuda and a member of the Management Committee of the Berkeley Educational Society. In 2017 she was awarded the Queen's Certificate and Badge of Honour for her work in the community. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5b5230c370a6ad0a4b9b6608/1532113135665/virgilmyra.jpg Media Council OVERVIEW DR, MYRA VIRGIL Dr. Myra Virgil is Programme Executive (Bermuda) of The Atlantic Philanthropies and the former Director of Human Affairs for the Bermuda Government, which encompasses the Human Rights Commission, the former CURE Commission, Consumer Affairs and the National Office for Seniors and the Physically Challenged. https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/media-council-meetings-procedure daily 0.75 2019-02-11 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/executive-officer daily 0.75 2019-10-05 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b48c67c4611a07f8d2251c3/t/5d98a5b6f191a5434994de5f/1570284995758/Thaao+Dill+-+Headshot.jpg media council overview https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/appointments-committee-governance daily 0.75 2018-09-05 https://www.mediacouncilofbermuda.org/third-party-complaints-form daily 0.75 2019-07-12