Fung’s ordeal would have bankrupted many newsrooms
War insurance premiums alone would sink the budget. Only a billion-dollar corporation with access to government subsidies could absorb the cost.
Newsrooms face a dilemma. There is too much news. We see the irony. It was illustrated by the saga of CBC reporter Melissa Fung, kidnapped for a month in Afghanistan. Amid deserving tributes to her courage one fact went unmentioned: Fung's ordeal would have bankrupted many newsrooms. War insuran...
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