‘News Leader’ Seeks Bailout

The Canadian Press, self-described “trusted news leader”, is lobbying for grants from the same federal government it covers. A staff memo disclosed by the Ryerson University Journalism Project said management was “pressing” cabinet for aid though it already received seven figures in federal fees and grants last year: “We are pressing Ottawa.”

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