Scrum Wars

The Prime Ministers and the Media

Häftad, Engelska, 1996

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The image of the scrum – a beleaguered politican surrounded by jockeying reporters – is central to our perception of Ottawa. The modern scrum began with the arrival of television, but even in Sir John A. Macdonald’s day, a century earlier, reporters in the parliamentary press gallery had waited outside the prime minister’s office, pen in hand, hoping for a quote for the next edition.The scrum represents the test of wills, the contest of wits, and the battle for control that have characterized the relationship between Canadian prime ministers and journalists for more than 125 years. Scrum Wars chronicles this relationship. It is an anecdotal as well as analytical account, showing how earlier prime ministers like Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir Wilfrid Laurier were able to exercise control over what was written about their administrators, while more recent leaders like John Diefenbaker, Joe Clark, John Turner, and Brian Mulroney often found themselves at the mercy of intense media scrutiny and comment.

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Utgivningsdatum1996-09-19
Mått152 x 228 x 12 mm
Vikt680 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor392
FörlagDundurn Group Ltd
ISBN9781550022070

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Allan Levine received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Toronto in 1985. He is the author of The Exchange: 100 Years of Trading Grain in Winnipeg (1987) and the editor of Your Worship: The Lives of Eight of Canada's Most Unforgettable Mayors (1989). His review and articles have appeared in the Globe and Mail, the Winnipeg Free Press, Saturday Night, The Beaver, and Books in Canada. Since 1984, he has taught at St. John's-Ravenscourt School. He lives in Winnipeg with his wife, Angie, and their two children.

Preface: The Battle of the ScrumAcknowledgmentsPrologue: The View from the GalleryIllustrations (following page 104)PART ONEPartisan Partners, 1867–19131 A Controlling Interest2 Party Organs3 Laurier and the Globe4 Under Liberal Management5 Politics of VirtuePART TWONo League of Gentlemen, 1914–19566 Wartime Headlines7 The Undependable Party Press8 The Trials of Mackenzie King9 R.B. in Charge10 Managing the War11 Uncle LouisPART THREEThe Unofficial Opposition, 1957–199212 Dief vs. the Gallery13 One of the Boys14 The “Crummy” Press15 Judgmental Journalism16 The Turner Follies of ’8417 Media Junkie18 The Comeback Kid’s Last RideNotesBibliographyIndex