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He's not calling it a retirement. But after 45 years as a broadcaster, Steve Murphy has certainly earned the right to step away from the nightly news desk. The award-winning journalist and anchor will be leaving the post he's held since 1993. He will be focusing on his long-form interviews and other projects after his last newscast on Tuesday, November 30th. But in this conversation, Murphy reflects on how social media has influenced the public discourse, the adversarial relationship between politicians and reporters, and the term "fake news". He also addresses the controversy surrounding a 2008 interview with then-Liberal-Leader Stephane Dion. And we save something interesting for last in this extended conversation with broadcast legend, Steve Murphy.