A Note on Newspaper Patronage in Canada During the Late 1850s and Early 1860s

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Author/collaborator
Title
A Note on Newspaper Patronage in Canada During the Late 1850s and Early 1860s
Abstract
A study of the financial plight of newspapers in pre-Confederation Canada, especially those in Canada East, and an outline of editorial squabbling over the commonly accepted practice of newspaper patronage by political parties. The author examines the financial difficulties of the following Montreal papers: The Witness, The True Witness and Catholic Chronicle, The Gazette, the Pilot, and the Montreal Herald. The author also examines the financial plight of several Toronto newspapers.
Publication
Canadian Historical Review
Volume
Vol. 69
Issue
no. 1
Pages
44-59
Date
March 1968
Language
en
URL
Citation
Hill, Robert. “A Note on Newspaper Patronage in Canada During the Late 1850s and Early 1860s.” Canadian Historical Review Vol. 69, no. 1 (March 1968): 44–59. http://utpjournals.metapress.com/content/j3327145k2022245/fulltext.pdf.
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