May 23, 2022
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#782 The Weird History Of Vancouver’s Italian Press
A look at the wonderfully bizarre history of Vancouver’s warring Italian-language newspapers.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Tristan Capacchione
Audio Editor & Technical Producer
Sarah Lawrynuik
Senior Producer
Kieran Oudshoorn
Managing Editor, Podcasts
Danielle Paradis

Sometimes investigative journalism begins with an anonymous tip. Sometimes it begins with an access to information request for secret government documents. In this case, Marcello Di Cintio started his investigation because he had an article reprinted without permission. But the story he walked away with in the end was so much better than he could have imagined. 

Featured in this episode: Marcello Di Cintio, Calgary-based journalist and author.

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