Before founding Yorkland Publishing, Ed Shiller had earned distinction as a journalist, public affairs consultant and teacher. His journalism career spanned 15 years, during which he held senior editorial positions with The New York Times News Service, Reuters News Agency, Radio Denmark and The Toronto Star and contributed to Newsweek, The (London) Sunday Times, The Financial Times of London and many other leading newspapers and magazines. After leaving journalism, Ed served as a public affairs executive for Denison Mines Limited, Kidd Creek Mines Limited and The Canadian Manufacturers Association and subsequently founded Ed Shiller Communications, which listed hundreds of leading North American organizations among its clients.  He is the author of In the Spotlight: The Essential Guide to Giving Great Media Interviews and The Canadian Guide to Managing the Media and taught a variety of communications courses at Seneca College and the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies.