#916 Chantal Hébert

September 4, 2023

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#916 Chantal Hébert

It’s possible that Chantal Hébert’s journalism once held Canada together. She joins Jesse for a discussion about what’s appropriate in political news coverage, and what (if anything) needs to change.

Jesse Brown

Host & Publisher

Cassidy Villebrun-Buracas

Associate Producer

Tristan Capacchione

Audio Editor & Technical Producer

Bruce Thorson

Senior Producer

Karyn Pugliese

Editor-in-Chief

This episode originally aired on May 3, 2015

It’s possible that Chantal Hébert’s journalism once held Canada together. She joins Jesse for a discussion about what’s appropriate in political news coverage, and what (if anything) needs to change.

Host: Jesse Brown

Credits: Cassidy Villebrun-Buracas (Associate Producer), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Annette Ejiofor (Managing Editor), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

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