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L'Affaire Mallick indicative of broader CBC trends: Smith

Globe and Mail columnist Russell Smith wonders if CBC burbling about “diversity” and “accessibility” — part of but not necessarily stemming exclusively from l'affaire Mallick — is code for populist dumbing down and pandering to conservative critics. From the Oct. 2 Globe and Mail: On the face of it, the decision seems absurd. It is rare [...]

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Heather Mallick and Daphne Merkin

Heather Mallick has maintained she quit in a huff over principle when she ended her business relationship with the Globe and Mail on Dec. 1, 2005. eFrank.ca has reposted some of its correspondence between Mallick and “Daphne Merkin” (a real New York writer, but that fact was initially unbeknownst to Frank in its sting correspondence with Mallick)  from [...]

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