Last week, Brodie Fenlon, general manager and editor-in-chief of CBC News, <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;announced&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.cbc.ca/news/editorsblog/editor-s-blog-local-news-cbc-hires-1.7430811&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/editorsblog/editor-s-blog-local-news-cbc-hires-1.7430811">announced</a> that his organization plans to hire up to 30 local journalists in “underserved communities” with the $7 million in new funding it will receive from Google due to the Online News Act.

With newsrooms stretched and strained and others shuttered forever, we should celebrate when new journalism jobs are created. But Fenlon’s announcement raises three problems.

The CBC plans to spend its Google dollars on 30 new journalists in 'underserved' areas, averaging out to an outrageous $228,666 per hire{ai:summary}<p>CBC News plans to hire up to 30 local journalists in underserved communities with $7 million in funding from Google under the Online News Act. While the creation of new journalism jobs is positive, there are concerns regarding the implications of this initiative. </p><p>Three key issues arise from this announcement, which could impact the effectiveness and integrity of local news coverage. #society</p>

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