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    December 27, 2021
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    #258 Christmas In The Newsroom
    People might take holidays, but the news doesn't. The best, worst, and funniest stories from reporters working Christmas in the newsroom.
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    Jonathan Goldsbie
    News Editor
    Tristan Capacchione
    Audio Editor & Technical Producer
    Sarah Lawrynuik
    Senior Producer
    Kieran Oudshoorn
    Managing Editor, Podcasts

    This might be an earth-shattering concept… but the CANADALAND team is taking a week off for the holidays. The office is closed. No one is here. However, in newsrooms across the country, that is not the case. For your holidays listening needs, here are stories from reporters who have worked Christmas in their newsrooms. It’s the good, the bad and the funny.

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