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OverviewThe 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 this relationship. It is an anecdotal as well as analytical account, showing how earlier prime ministers like Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir Wilfrid Laurier were able to exercise control over what was written about their administrators, while more recent leaders like John Diefenbaker, Joe Clark, John Turner, and Brian Mulroney often found themselves at the mercy of intense media scrutiny and comment. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Allan LevinePublisher: Dundurn Group Ltd Imprint: Dundurn Group Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.821kg ISBN: 9781550021912ISBN 10: 1550021915 Pages: 392 Publication Date: 19 September 1996 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsPreface: The Battle of the Scrum Acknowledgments Prologue: The View from the Gallery Illustrations (following page 104) PART ONE Partisan Partners, 1867–1913 1 A Controlling Interest 2 Party Organs 3 Laurier and the Globe 4 Under Liberal Management 5 Politics of Virtue PART TWO No League of Gentlemen, 1914–1956 6 Wartime Headlines 7 The Undependable Party Press 8 The Trials of Mackenzie King 9 R.B. in Charge 10 Managing the War 11 Uncle Louis PART THREE The Unofficial Opposition, 1957–1992 12 Dief vs. the Gallery 13 One of the Boys 14 The “Crummy” Press 15 Judgmental Journalism 16 The Turner Follies of ’84 17 Media Junkie 18 The Comeback Kid’s Last Ride Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsAllan 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 Books in Canada Author InformationAllan Levine received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Toronto in 1985. He authored The Exchange: 100 Years of Trading Grain in Winnipeg edited Your Worship: The Lives of Eight of Canada's Most Unforgettable Mayors . His review and articles have appeared in The Globe & Mail, Winnipeg Free Press, Saturday Night, The Beaver, and Books in Canada. Since 1984 he has taught at St. John's-Ravenscourt School. He lives in Winnipeg. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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