#150 The News Is Dead So What Comes Next?

September 11, 2016

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The Collapse of the News Business is Irreversible. So what will emerge from the ashes?

Jesse Brown

Host & Publisher

Katie Jensen

Freelance Producer

There’s no stopping the downward spiral of the news media. So what happens next, and how can we get there quicker? Writer, filmmaker, and social entrepreneur Ian Gill is the author of No News is Bad News: Canada’s Media Collapse―and What Comes Next.

Ian Gill’s Twitter: @GillWave

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