Dailies Gobbled Rural Grants

A federal program to subsidize news media in “underserved communities” instead paid millions to city newspapers operated by conglomerates, records show. Recipients of aid earmarked for poor, rural weeklies included the Toronto Star, Globe & Mail and two Winnipeg dailies: “I think the Local Journalism Initiative is absolutely critical for rural coverage.”

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