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HURTY WORDS! Ottawa spends $68K on study asking CBC reporters about political insults

The Department of Canadian Heritage spent $68,640 on a University of British Columbia study that asked Canadian journalists — many of them from CBC — about facing hurtful accusations from conservative politicians and partisan media, Access To Information records reveal.

Blacklock’s Reporter says the study surveyed 95 unnamed journalists across the country, with 41% reportedly working for public outlets like the CBC.

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