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Bezig met laden... Ego and Ink: The Inside Story of Canada's National Newspaper Wardoor Chris Cobb
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. 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. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
In this fast-paced and dramatic book, journalist Chris Cobb serves up a solidly reported business story laced with political intrigue, insider gossip, and inflamed egos. It looked, at first, like it would be a rout. Conrad Black, supreme commander of the upstart National Post, was jubilant: We have shattered this cozy little logrolling, backscratching society of the Toronto media cartel The Post style was quickly dubbed tits and analysis, but the threat was very real. Once the Post was launched, the fight got dirty. For six months a Globe spy faxed them the Post's front page each day before the Globe went to press. The publisher at the Star warned his top people that the Post's owners aren't restrained by the Marquess of Queensberry rules. The struggling Globe drafted the foppish, often brutal Fleet Street editor Richard Addis, who put the paper through an agonizing but ultimately successful readjustment. The short but invigorating war left many casualties in its wake, but it also made newspapers exciting for the first time in this country. And it produced some of the finest, most discussed journalism this country has seen. Based on solid research and interviews with all the major players - editors, publishers, owners, columnists, advertisers - Ego and Ink is enlivened with colourful dialogue, remarkable characters, eye-opening anecdotes, and the quick pace of popular fiction. This irreverent book also offers newspaper readers fascinating insight into how the business works. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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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! ( )