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more evidence that current media ownership (in general) has very little clue about what reporting, editorial writing, and journalism in general is all about: Reporters Back Boss Fired for Attacking PM. Russell Mills, the longtime publisher of the Ottawa Citizen, has been sacked, seemingly just the latest in a string of such firings by the Aspers. People are accusing Chretien of encouraging it too, and although I know the PM is a cutthroat actor in Canadian politics, I really doubt this has anything to do with him.

John Robb

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has explained Dave Winer’s absence, at least somewhat. He’s in the hospital for a week – which isn’t a good sign but I hope isn’t too bad a sign either. Put a comment in John’s site and it will become part of a giant get-well card for Dave on the web.

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