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No centre- or right-rated outlets carried the story, according to the reports available.","category":"Media","area":null,"publishedAt":"2026-08-15T13:46:37.645Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-15T12:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-15T13:46:37.645Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":54,"critic":59,"hype":70,"notes":{"trust":"Eight independent digests repeat the claim about Steve Paikin hosting the podcast, providing a named person but no source.","critic":"Fact is presented clearly with a specific name, but the headline overpromises content not delivered.","hype":"Headline promises advice on child loss while the digest only describes the podcast, creating heavy clickbait."}},"tags":["#PodcastCoverage","#LocalNews","#MediaBias","#StevePaikin","#VillageMedia"],"entities":["Steve Paikin","Village Media","SooToday.com","Orillia Matters","Sudbury.com","Bay Today","ElliotLakeToday.com","The NOTL Local","burlingtontoday.com","flamboroughtoday.com"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Steve Paikin’s podcast episode on surviving the loss of a child was featured in digests across eight left-rated local news outlets.","All eight outlets are part of Village Media, which produces the podcast in cooperation with Paikin.","The episode was promoted in identical digests, published on the same day across all sites.","No centre- or right-rated outlets carried the story, based on the reports available."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"An episode of Steve Paikin’s podcast, titled \"How to survive losing a child,\" was featured in digests across eight local news websites on the same day. The outlets are all part of Village Media, which produces the podcast in cooperation with Paikin. The digests described Paikin as \"one of Canada’s most respected journalists\" and noted the podcast is featured every Saturday morning."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The episode was published under identical headlines across all eight sites: \"THE PAIKIN PODCAST: How to survive losing a child.\" The digests did not include details about the episode’s content, guests, or specific discussion points. The outlets carrying the digest were SooToday.com, Orillia Matters, Sudbury.com, Bay Today, ElliotLakeToday.com, The NOTL Local, burlingtontoday.com, and flamboroughtoday.com."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre- or right-rated outlets available carried any report on the episode. The left-rated digests did not include details about the episode’s content, such as the identities of guests or specific topics discussed. 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