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    #768 “We Are Not The Journalism Police” – An Interview With The Journalism Police
    Canada is two years into its news media bailout. Transparency was promised, instead we got secrecy.
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    Sarah Lawrynuik
    Senior Producer
    Tristan Capacchione
    Audio Editor & Technical Producer
    Kieran Oudshoorn
    Managing Editor, Podcasts
    Jonathan Goldsbie
    News Editor

    Canada is two years into a news media bailout that Trudeau cabinet ministers promised would be conducted with the utmost transparency. Instead, the process and which outlets are getting funding (and how much) is information that has been veiled in secrecy. 

     
    What’s more is that in order to apply for these government bailout programs, one must first pass the (also secretive) litmus test for whether or not it is worthy of being deemed a Qualified Canadian Journalism Organization (QCJO). This week, we speak to the chair of the board who helps make these decisions.

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