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Author Marc Edge convincingly outlines the interplay of economic, institutional, and labour forces, as well as personalities in the newsrooms of Vancouver’s two major daily newspapers and their impact on content, circulation, and the larger media culture. 1.
1 sty 2003 · Almost any way you look at it, Vancouver's daily newspaper monopoly, Pacific Press (now known as the Pacific Newspaper Group) is a quirky place. The company was created in a 1957 deal between the Southam chain's Province and the independently owned Sun. Federal regulators ruled it an illegal combination, but allowed it to stand.
3 cze 2013 · (2003). Pacific Press: The Unauthorized Story of Vancouver's Newspaper Monopoly by Marc Edge. Vancouver: New Star Books, 2001. 450 pp. American Journalism: Vol. 20 ...
During the scope of his research, from 1957 to 1991, Pacific Press endured five bitter strikes in 11 years and failed to thrive under the deal, despite having a virtual monopoly in the Vancouver market.
Advertisers simply preferred the larger circulation vehicle. The Province was in trouble, but Cromie feared the chain's deep pockets might give it the staying power to best The Sun in an all-out advertising war.
Pacific Press: The Unauthorized Story of Vancouver's Newspaper Monopoly. Marc Edge. Vancouver, British Columbia: New Star Books, 2001. 450 pp. $39. The joint operating agreements that sprang up in some desperation across the continent impacted on American newspapers far more than those in Canada.
A genuinely free press: The challenges for the Pacific Shaista Shameem Pacific Journalism must be able to thrive in an environment which allows debate and discussion, such as through a Press Club where speakers are invited and issues can be discussed off the record.
