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City Program director honoured as Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµNewsmaker of the Year

February 23, 2023

Congratulations to City Program director Andy Yan on earning his second Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµNewsmaker of the Year Award.

Each year, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµrecognizes faculty and staff for excellence in media relations, online engagement, and communications strategy. Yan previously won the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµMedia Newsmaker of the Year Award in 2018, and now he’s been named as the 2022 Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµSocial Media Newsmaker of the Year—thanks to his 40,000 tweets and the unparalleled level of online engagement he’s generated on all topics related to city building. 

While he feels honoured by the award, Yan explains that being active on social media is just part of his job: “Social media presents another avenue and platform through which the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµCity Program can connect, inform and serve our community.â€�

For Yan, engaging with the online community offers a direct way to share his expertise—and infect others with his own deep curiosity about complex urban issues. 

“Social media is one tool and platform that is shaping our changing world,� he notes. “It presents an opportunity to share news about our programming, as well as articles, ideas and research that shape my own understandings of the lives of cities.�

Read the full story on Yan and the other winning newsmakers on Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµNews.