Lot #129: 1980 Canadian History Book -- "Canadian Newspapers: The Inside Story" Edited by Walter Stewart (First Edition!)

First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket. Edmonton: Hurtig Publishers, 1980. 256 pp. "Canadian Newspapers: The Inside Story" is a seminal collection of investigative essays edited by the veteran journalist and author Walter Stewart, published in 1980 by Hurtig Publishers in Edmonton. Released during a period of intense scrutiny regarding media ownership in Canada—coinciding with the closure of the Winnipeg Tribune and the Ottawa Journal—the book provides a critical, "behind-the-scenes" look at the corporate interests, editorial pressures, and regional biases that shaped the country's major dailies. Stewart assembled a "who's who" of Canadian journalism to contribute chapters, including Michael Enright, Heather Robertson, Roy MacGregor, and Dominique Clift, each deconstructing the internal culture and political leanings of institutions like the Toronto Star, the Globe and Mail, and the Montreal Gazette. Sharp, often cynical tone, that exposes the tension between journalistic integrity and the "bottom-line" demands of powerful media chains like Thomson and Southam. As a foundational text for students of Canadian media studies and political history, a 1980 Hurtig first printing can reach 50 to 70 for collectors of Walter Stewart first editions and Canadian political ephemera. Dimensions: 22 cm Pickup category timeslot {A}