December 27, 2021
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#258 Christmas In The Newsroom
People might take holidays, but the news doesn't. The best, worst, and funniest stories from reporters working Christmas in the newsroom.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Jonathan Goldsbie
News Editor
Tristan Capacchione
Audio Editor & Technical Producer
Sarah Lawrynuik
Senior Producer
Kieran Oudshoorn
Managing Editor, Podcasts

This might be an earth-shattering concept… but the CANADALAND team is taking a week off for the holidays. The office is closed. No one is here. However, in newsrooms across the country, that is not the case. For your holidays listening needs, here are stories from reporters who have worked Christmas in their newsrooms. It’s the good, the bad and the funny.

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