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    August 14, 2019
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    #226 Postmedia’s Hard Right Turn
    More cuts at Canada's largest newspaper chain; this time to journalistic independence, open discourse, and a healthy work culture. And was the swearing, spitting Scheer supporter part of a media hoax? Former National Post reporter Rebecca Tucker co-hosts.
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    Tiffany Lam
    Producer

    Follow Rebecca on Twitter: @RebeccaTee

    Read Sean Craig’s piece about Postmedia’s concerted shift to the right.

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