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Jenna Cocullo and Michael Lee-Murphy

Jenna Cocullo is a reporter at The Wire Report and Michael Lee-Murphy is the editor-in-chief of The Wire Report. The Wire Report is owned by Hill Times Publishing. 

Feds take another swing at Broadcast Act update, this time with lighter touch on social media, but critics say the internet should not be treated like broadcasting

Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured on the Hill on Jan. 31, 2022, said under the new legislation, amateur creators who generate revenue through video sponsorship or ads from social media sites, such as YouTube, will remain exempt and that it will only apply to 'professional' music, movies or series.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured on the Hill on Jan. 31, 2022, said under the new legislation, amateur creators who generate revenue through video sponsorship or ads from social media sites, such as YouTube, will remain exempt and that it will only apply to 'professional' music, movies or series.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured on the Hill on Jan. 31, 2022, said under the new legislation, amateur creators who generate revenue through video sponsorship or ads from social media sites, such as YouTube, will remain exempt and that it will only apply to 'professional' music, movies or series.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, pictured on the Hill on Jan. 31, 2022, said under the new legislation, amateur creators who generate revenue through video sponsorship or ads from social media sites, such as YouTube, will remain exempt and that it will only apply to 'professional' music, movies or series.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade