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    April 26, 2018
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    #164 All Eyes On Us
    Why were some people so determined to label the Toronto van attack as Islamist? How is it that U.S. media are capable of breaking key points of developing Canadian stories before their domestic counterparts? And how do you sift through online signal noise to report accurately in the midst of a high-profile event?
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    David Crosbie
    Senior Producer

    Jonathan Goldsbie co-hosts.

    Read Jonathan’s coverage of the alt-right’s reaction to the van attack.

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