Poynter Institute

The former Canadian PM and Obama

Trump versus the press: Canadian déjà vu

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Jennifer Ditchburn, editor-in-chief of Policy Options, reflects on what it was like for the press in Canada under former Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Six years, one prime minister and a president later, it seems American journalists will be asked to put up with a lot of things, she says.

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