#149 Canadaland At The Movies

September 5, 2016

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Last winter, Canadaland invited journalists to The Revue Cinema in Toronto to discuss the films that made them want to become journalists.

Katie Jensen

Freelance Producer

Jesse Brown

Host & Publisher

Deadline USA taught Michael Enright how to tie his infamous bowtie. Shattered Glass terrified Robyn Doolittle when she was still in J-school and taught her about the slippery slope of journalistic ethics. Special appearance by Jeet Heer, editor at The New Republic.

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