From Politics to Profit: The Commercialization of Canadian English-Language Daily Newspapers, 1890-1920

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Title
From Politics to Profit: The Commercialization of Canadian English-Language Daily Newspapers, 1890-1920
Abstract
During the period 1890-1920, English-language publishers in Canada changed the role of daily newspapers from serving primarily as partisan adjuncts of political parties into independent corporate entities. Advertising, rather than political patronage, became the major source of revenue. To attract greater circulation for more advertising, publishers supplanted the political and educative function of newspapers with sensationalism and entertainment. Hugh Graham’s Montreal Daily Star was a leader in this transformation process.
Type
PhD dissertation
University
Concordia University
Place
Montreal
Date
1990
# of Pages
iv-408p.
Language
en
URL
Citation
Sotiron, Minko. “From Politics to Profit: The Commercialization of Canadian English-Language Daily Newspapers, 1890-1920.” PhD dissertation, Concordia University, 1990. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/thesescanada/vol2/QMG/TC-QMG-3332.pdf.
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