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As he battled cancer, Murphy continued to file, writing about Hamas and Christmas and interviewing Pierre Poilievre with his usual panache

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The on-air announcement of Murphy's death on CBC didn't mention it, but he left the CBC after it became clear he'd been accepting "speakers fees" from various oil and gas companies. After Peter Mansbridge did the same, the CBC instituted transparency requirements for their on-air personalities.

https://thenarwhal.ca/cbc-clamps-down-speaking-fees-after-rex-murphy-s-pro-oil-speech-controversy/

[–] HungryJerboa@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Disappointing to hear of this. He had a sharp tongue and I liked some of his critiques when he was still writing occasional columns for the Globe and Mail, but I didn't realize he already lost his journalistic integrity...

[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

I don't think he was a journalist, although he got an undergrad in English, so maybe. He managed to build a career on having opinions.