Paul Wells on not being mean, and building an empire

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English - February 15, 2024 05:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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Paul Wells is the dean of political reporting in Canada. For 30 years he wrote for national news outlets before recently launching his own little media empire. He has a buzzing Substack and podcast. His brand name is now, well, his name. He joins host Edward Greenspon to talk about his life in a fast-changing media landscape, the future of journalism and why he stopped caring about being edgy.