Postmedia News: When was the last time you felt a sudden surge of satisfaction while watching news on TV? I mean, like really, really satisfied. In fact, "extremely satisfied." Almost elated, if you will. Not that often? Never, perhaps? Well, Sun TV News just might have your fix. Oh yeah, and by the way, reporters are just regular people, not self-interested "elites." Just wanted to make that clear. In its recent application for a licence from the CRTC for Sun TV News, Quebecor includes an interesting poll on English Canadians' views of TV news. Sun TV News, you may recall, is the all-news channel proposed by Quebecor under the leadership of Kory Teneycke, former director of communications to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Some pundits have dubbed it "Fox News North," a moniker that Teneycke rejects. He says the new channel's mix of "hard news and straight talk" will be a welcome respite from the "dry" news offerings of incumbent networks such as CBC and CTV.
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