Scrum Wars: The Prime Ministers and the Media
Allan Levine
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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 ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Dundurn Press Canada
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781550022070
SKU
V9781550022070
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Allan Levine
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, ... Read more
Reviews for Scrum Wars: The Prime Ministers and the Media
"Allan Levine's Scrum Wars documents our long history of slanted, manipulated political views. If journalism is 'the first rough draft of history,' it sort of makes you want to take another look at the final draft."
Clive Cocking
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Clive Cocking
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