Description
An intimate history of the journalists who covered Canadian history, and made some of their own.
The history of the press gallery is rich in anecdotes about the people on Parliament Hill who have covered 23 prime ministers and 42 elections in the past 150 years.
Mining the archives and his own interviews, Robert Lewis turns the spotlight on the watchers, including reporters who got too close to power and others who kept their distance.
The Riel Rebellion, the Pacific Scandal, two world wars, the Depression, women's liberation, Quebec separatism, and terrorism are all part of the sweeping background to this lively account of how the news gets made, manipulated, and, sometimes mangled. Since Watergate, press gallery coverage has become more confrontational -- a fact, Lewis argues, that fails Canadian democracy.
Author: Robert Lewis
Publisher: Dundurn Group
Published: 11/20/2018
Pages: 376
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781459742642
ISBN10: 1459742648
BISAC Categories:
- History | Canada | Post-Confederation (1867-)
- Political Science | World | Canadian
- Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers
The history of the press gallery is rich in anecdotes about the people on Parliament Hill who have covered 23 prime ministers and 42 elections in the past 150 years.
Mining the archives and his own interviews, Robert Lewis turns the spotlight on the watchers, including reporters who got too close to power and others who kept their distance.
The Riel Rebellion, the Pacific Scandal, two world wars, the Depression, women's liberation, Quebec separatism, and terrorism are all part of the sweeping background to this lively account of how the news gets made, manipulated, and, sometimes mangled. Since Watergate, press gallery coverage has become more confrontational -- a fact, Lewis argues, that fails Canadian democracy.
Author: Robert Lewis
Publisher: Dundurn Group
Published: 11/20/2018
Pages: 376
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d
ISBN13: 9781459742642
ISBN10: 1459742648
BISAC Categories:
- History | Canada | Post-Confederation (1867-)
- Political Science | World | Canadian
- Biography & Autobiography | Editors, Journalists, Publishers
About the Author
Robert Lewis spent twelve years as a parliamentary correspondent and seven years as Maclean's editor-in-chief. He lives in Toronto.