Death of the Columnist
Episode description
Why not all opinion pieces are created equally.
A decade ago the National Post had an all-star roster of opinion columnists, but now they publish more advocates than ever. Stephen Marche joins to dig into the current state of opinion writing.
Host: Jesse Brown
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Lucie Laumonier (Associate producer and Fact Checking) Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Stephen Marche
Further reading:
- Gloves Off with Stephen Marche
- Shortcuts #871: The Han Dong Situation is Bad Either Way – Canadaland
- Shortcuts #912: Is the foreign interference scandal overblown? – Canadaland
- Shortcuts #1001: Global Spanked, not SLAPPed – Canadaland
- Global News and former MP Han Dong Settle Lawsuit – Global News
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