{"podcast":{"title":"CANADALAND","slug":"canadaland-317958","podcast_index_feed_id":317958,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/630ceae33fe37400122828c6","website_url":"https://www.canadaland.com/shows/canadaland/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/1743698771719-50c87864-d5ab-4617-8806-05f66a4e5c26.jpeg","author":"Jesse Brown","episode_count":1547,"summary":"The best newspaper in Canada is a podcast. Original reporting, sharp political analysis, and media criticism you won’t get anywhere else. Keeping you informed about what’s happening now in your country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-09T00:20:21.177575+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958"},"episode":{"title":"Is the CBC a Local News Predator?","slug":"is-the-cbc-a-local-news-predator","published_at":"2026-05-06T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/is-the-cbc-a-local-news-predator","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958","url":"https://shows.acast.com/canadaland/episodes/69fa935e82781c7c45a6014b","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/630ceae33fe37400122828c6/e/69fa935e82781c7c45a6014b/media.mp3","summary":"CBC is expanding its regional news coverage and not everyone is happy about it. Some local news outlets say that the CBC is poaching their staff and stories.&nbsp; Plus, Carney’s government is planning a massive extension of journalism tax credits to include radio and broadcast, propping up legacy platforms owned by the big telcos.&nbsp; Are subsidies stifling competition and innovation? Host: Sam Konnert Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), Caleb Thompson (Mixing and Mastering), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor) Guest: Harrison Lowman Additional music by Audio Network Further reading:&nbsp; Lisa Sygutek: The CBC is a predator of local news | National Post CBC president denies broadcaster is biased or poaches journalists from smaller markets - CBC News&nbsp;&nbsp; The Government Doubles Down on News Sector Support: Fiscal Update Opens the Door to Tens of Millions in Tax Credits for Bell, Rogers and Corus - Michael Geist The end of the journalism world beckons and the industry pretends it’s not happening - Peter Menzies - The Rewrite [Substack]&nbsp;&nbsp; The Canadian government is now deciding who’s a journalist - The Hub Eco News Site No. 1 In Grants | Blacklock's Reporter &nbsp; Cape Breton community TV station loses federal funding for only journalist | CBC News &nbsp;&nbsp; Liberals use majority to move some parliamentary committees behind closed doors | CBC News SCOOP: Jen Gerson: Elections Alberta's massive failure could have put people in danger. I tried to warn them. - The Line [Substack]&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Sponsors: Squarespace : Check out Squarespace.com/canadaland for a free trial, and when you’re ready to launch use code canadaland to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or d…","meta_description":"CBC is expanding its regional news coverage and not everyone is happy about it. Some local news outlets say that the CBC is poaching their staff and stori…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2032,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/canadaland-317958/episodes/is-the-cbc-a-local-news-predator/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/canadaland-317958/is-the-cbc-a-local-news-predator.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}