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In case you needed

June 18, 2002 by Michael Boyle

In case you needed

more evidence that current media ownership (in general) has very little clue about what reporting, editorial writing, and journalism in general is all about: Reporters Back Boss Fired for Attacking PM. Russell Mills, the longtime publisher of the Ottawa Citizen, has been sacked, seemingly just the latest in a string of such firings by the Aspers. People are accusing Chretien of encouraging it too, and although I know the PM is a cutthroat actor in Canadian politics, I really doubt this has anything to do with him.

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