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Where should media outlets draw the line between revenue generation and content quality? Between truth and ethics? CBC News\u2019 Lauren O\u2019Neil stopped by the podcast to weigh in on these issues and more on this week\u2019s episode. We looked at the Gawker bankruptcy, the ethics and business of new media and Canada\u2019s evolving media landscape.<\/p>\n

See Lauren O\u2019Neil\u2019s CBC News article \u201cWhy Gawker matters: Bankruptcy auction could make or break the ‘voice of a generation’<\/a>\u201d<\/p>\n

Photo:\u00a0Steve Nesius \/ The Canadian Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Where should media outlets draw the line between revenue generation and content quality? Between truth and ethics? CBC News\u2019 Lauren O\u2019Neil stopped by the podcast to weigh in on these issues and more on this week\u2019s episode. We looked at the Gawker bankruptcy, the ethics and business of new media and Canada\u2019s evolving media landscape. 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