JOUR 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Toronto Star, Winnipeg Free Press, Sara Jeannette Duncan

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Journalism and Communication
• Course: JOUR 1002
• Professor: Allan Thompson

Document Summary

Jour 1002: historical context of canadian media (lecture 5) Context: before british conquest of new france, slavery in place still, news imported, out of date and from secondary sources, halifax was a remote outpost, established in 1749. Kesterton"s 4 press periods: 1st period- the transplant- 1752-1807, 2nd period- thickening growth (public sphere or partisan period) 1807- 1858: 3rd western transplant and spreading growth 1858-1900, 4th period- the mutation- 1900-1967. Birth of montreal gazette: first french-language newspaper in canada, paper closes a year later when mesplet is jailed and in debt, eventually goes into english language. Evolution of canadian newspapers: john graves simcoe, governor of upper canda made establishing a newspaper a priority, newspapers an instrument of government, printers relied on gov"t patronage, most often just reprinting foreign news from britain or us. The type riot : 1826, fled to lewiston, ny to avoid creditors, 15 young tories raided his office and dumped his printing press into lake.