CRI 550 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ludger Duvernay, John Neilson, The Mississauga News
12 Feb 2016
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Moved back and forth across the border. 1801: became the king"s printer in the colony that brought him 140 pounds/year, then 175 pounds some year after. Deputy postmaster for nova scotia, new brunswick, pei. His family dominated publishing in nova scotia for 150 years. Bro in law william minz controlled weekly chronicle. Politics plays a big role in this business. Became head of family business in 1793 when he took over a printing business started by william brown and thomas b. More than 1000 subscribers between 1810 1820. Early publishing relied on subscription basis, sorta like crowdfunding, need to get enough people. Shareholder in his major competitor, pierre edward debratte. Published literary and entertainment journals, the quebec journal, magazette de quebec, the british. If you have a competitor, merge or buy them rather than battle with them. Newspaper disease: newspapers were being eaten alive by smaller, suburban newspapers eating up ad revenues, readers.
