Media Consolidation and Government Intervention

Toronto Star owner Nordstar and Postmedia are in talks to merge - a death knell to Canadian print media. Jesse and co-host Jaskaran Sandhu unpack the killing of Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey - possibly at the hands of the Indian government. AND an expose of alleged misbehaviour at a middle school in Brampton.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Aviva Lessard (Producer), Caleb Thompson (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor)

Guest: Jaskaran Sandhu

Further reading: 

• Toronto Star owner in talks to merge with Postmedia - Toronto Star
• Top Bell Media executive urged CTV to avoid ‘negative spin’ on coverage of parent company - The Globe and Mail
• What's behind the murder of a Sikh leader in B.C.? - CBC Radio
• Who killed Hardeep Singh Nijjar? Those close to Sikh leader accuse Indian government of involvement - Toronto Star
• Online Abuse in Local Elections: The SAMbot Municipal Report - Samara Centre for Democracy
• Peel school board investigating after anonymous letter alleges 'violence, fear' at Mississauga middle school - Toronto Star
• A Toronto-area middle school is in crisis. Teachers are being blamed - National Post

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