The Inside Story. Anthony Westell

• Тип: Текст
• Автор: Anthony Westell
• Издательство: Ingram(2020)
• ISBN: 9781554883301
• Страниц: 391
• Язык: Английский

• Жанры: Публицистика, Биографии и мемуары

For political buffs, this is a fascinating view of the politics of the Diefenbaker-Pearson-Trudeau era, including backroom information never before published. For media buffs, its an inside view of the politics of our leading newspapers, and a critical analysis of modern journalism by one who helped to invent it. For those concerned with the great public issues of our times, it’s a controversial account of where constitutional reform went wrong and of how we got to free trade by a journalist who played a significant role in the national debate. But this is more than the record of a professional life. It’s also the personal story of a motherless boy growing up in Britain, his wartime experiences with the Royal Navy, and his decision to emigrate to Canada, with a young family in tow, after publisher Lord Beaverbrook declared the young scribe unfit for promotion because he was the wrong shape: «Small head, big feet, won’t do.»