Thursday, November 22, 2018

TAXPAYERS FORK OVER $600M TO MEDIA

The full details of the program won't be available until the next federal budget, after the government receives advice from an independent panel from the news industry.
The goal is for the program to be funded by the government but have no role for politicians to decide what constitutes a media outlet or who would be eligible. That way, the government hopes to avoid the appearance of conflict between a free press and government influence.
Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre said his party would never endorse assistance for journalism. The Conservatives believe government help for journalists interferes with press freedom and Poilievre said the government is choosing who gets to sit on a panel that will ultimately decide which news organizations survive and which don't.

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