The Rise of the Canadian Newspaper

by George Fetherling and Douglas Fetherling

This lively, readable survey describes how Canadian newspapers were born as a tool of government, gradually became a tool of various political parties, and freed themselves only after their popularity had been surpassed by television and other media. A valuable account of social history, this book traces the rise of Canadian newspapers from the Colonial Reform Press and their crucial political role through the western expansion and development of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195407075
• ISBN13: 9780195407075
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.1" x 7.8"