Laid-off National Post editor Jeremy Barker on newspaper budget cuts.
Hosted by Jesse Brown
More layoffs at the Globe and Mail and the National Post were announced last week. Editor Jeremy Barker was one of the Posties who lost his job. A few days later, he joined Jesse to talk about what the future may hold for him and for print media.
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