That Time Vice Paid A “Hacker” $5,000 For A Fake Rob Ford Story
It was one of their biggest Canadian scoops. They didn't know they were being conned.
April 9, 2020
By Jonathan Goldsbie
Short Cuts
#226 Postmedia’s Hard Right Turn
More cuts at Canada's largest newspaper chain; this time to journalistic independence, open discourse, and a healthy work culture. And was the swearing, spitting Scheer supporter part of a media hoax? Former National Post reporter Rebecca Tucker co-hosts.
