Chris Cobb

I had this book on my shelf for years before a stint of unemployment post graduation gave me the time needed to pick it up. I definitely should have read it sooner.
This book is an excellent account of the newspapers wars that happened in Canada and how the papers aligned themselves. It was interesting to learn about the relationship between the Thompson family and Conrad Black and the bitter rivalry they share. Very interesting book about a side of Canadian history that is always overlooked!… (meer)

If you are wondering what Conrad Black was up to 5 to 7 years before he started going to jail in the United States, then this is your book. He was in Canada, buying the Financial Post and turning it into the Canada Post, and trying to burst into the Toronto and national Canadian markets with a redesigned paper and a staff of hand-picked veterans poached from other established papers, plus a smattering of young eager beginners. Find out how much it costs to start a new paper including all of the freebie news-papers and cut-rate discount ads sold to advertisers. Talk about going out on a limb.… (meer)