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| '''Russell Mills''' (Born July 14, 1944 ])<ref>http://www.ncc-ccn.gc.ca/about-ncc/profile/russell-andrew-mills</ref> was the publisher of the '']''. He was dismissed in 2002 by ] Global Communications Corp. following the publication of a story critical of Prime Minister ] and an editorial calling for Chrétien's resignation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/citizen-publisher-fired-after-critical-coverage-of-pm-1.330360|work=CBC News|title=Citizen publisher fired after critical coverage of PM|date=June 18, 2002}}</ref> After he was dismissed he was became a ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/08.22/08-nieman.html|date = August 22, 2002|work=]|title=Fired publisher named Nieman Fellow}}</ref> | '''Russell Mills''' (Born July 14, 1944 ])<ref>http://www.ncc-ccn.gc.ca/about-ncc/profile/russell-andrew-mills</ref> was the publisher of the '']''. He was dismissed in 2002 by ] Global Communications Corp. following the publication of a story critical of Prime Minister ] and an editorial calling for Chrétien's resignation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/citizen-publisher-fired-after-critical-coverage-of-pm-1.330360|work=CBC News|title=Citizen publisher fired after critical coverage of PM|date=June 18, 2002}}</ref> After he was dismissed he was became a ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/08.22/08-nieman.html|date = August 22, 2002|work=]|title=Fired publisher named Nieman Fellow}}</ref> | ||
| In 2007 Mills was appointed chairman of the ], an organization whose secrecy he had criticised in the past.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=9914d9e7-0a37-453a-a825-e0309a75e752 | title=Former Citizen publisher to be new NCC chairman | work=Ottawa Citizen | date=3 May 2007 | accessdate=12 April 2014}}</ref> | |||
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| | DATE OF BIRTH = 14 July 1944 | |||
| | PLACE OF BIRTH = St. Thomas, Ontario | |||
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Russell Mills (Born July 14, 1944 St. Thomas, Ontario) was the publisher of the Ottawa Citizen. He was dismissed in 2002 by CanWest Global Communications Corp. following the publication of a story critical of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and an editorial calling for Chrétien's resignation. After he was dismissed he was became a Nieman Fellow.
In 2007 Mills was appointed chairman of the National Capital Commission, an organization whose secrecy he had criticised in the past.
References
- http://www.ncc-ccn.gc.ca/about-ncc/profile/russell-andrew-mills
- "Citizen publisher fired after critical coverage of PM". CBC News. June 18, 2002.
- "Fired publisher named Nieman Fellow". Harvard Gazette. August 22, 2002.
- "Former Citizen publisher to be new NCC chairman". Ottawa Citizen. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2014.