Mark Carney’s budget expands support for the news industry, including opening a newsroom salary tax credit to audio and video journalism. Former Calgary Herald publisher and CRTC vice-chair Peter Menzies calls it a disaster for press independence. Host Noor Azrieh wants to know what happens to the reporters—and the reporting—if that support disappears. And what a possible end to Meta’s news ban could mean for the industry?
Plus: who put CBC in charge of Canada’s Eurovision ambitions? And the Blue Jays’ painfully vague response to Anthony Santander’s Islamophobic reposts.
Host: Noor Azrieh
Credits: James Nicholson (Senior Producer), Julian Abraham (Producer), Noor Azrieh (Host/Producer), Caleb Thompson (Mixing & Mastering), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor & Publisher)
Guest: Peter Menzies
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