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Rogers “not putting a dime” in middle tier news market: Conservative MP

News | 03/02/2022 7:16 pm EST
Rogers' Toronto headquarters./ Photo via Wikipedia.

Community-owned television outlets “are not producing local news that meet high journalistic standards,” and the Online Streaming Act should be amended to ensure sustainable funding for local news, a Rogers Communications Inc. executive told the House of Commons’ Heritage committee as the company defended the impact its merger with Shaw Communications Inc. will have on local news.

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