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CBC sticks to its role as an ally while questions are raised about whether Canada's news industry has the guts to do its job

CBC sticks to its role as an ally while questions are raised about whether Canada's news industry has the guts to do its job

Journalists are increasingly under the gun - from journalists - for lacking the courage to think independently or even report anything that challenges their biases

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Apr 22, 2024
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Yes, we’ll get to all that, but first a little fun.

Many of you will have heard many times - particularly now that we’re in an era of state funding - that money can’t possibly corrupt newsrooms. Journos and executives will swear up and down that the biz is pure as the driven snow.

Certainly there were many times in my …

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