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    March 21, 2022
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    #764 Nasty Dumps And The Success Of BlogTO
    So many journalists would look down their noses and sneer at the likes of BlogTO, Narcity or MTL Blog. But while hard news is struggling to find a funding model that works, BlogTO just sold for $15 million.
    Jesse Brown
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    So many journalists would look down their noses and sneer at the likes of BlogTO, Narcity, MTL Blog or any of the similar media companies that have populated the Canadian landscape over the last decade. But while companies that pride themselves on hard news are struggling to find a funding model that works, BlogTO just sold for $15 million.  

    Featured in this episode: Tim Shore, Founder of BlogTO

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