Ottawa Journal
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Type | Daily |
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Format | Thomson (1980 closure) |
Founded | 1885 |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | 27 August 1980 |
Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
The Ottawa Journal was a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from 1885 to 1980.
It was founded in 1885 by A. Woodburn as the Ottawa Evening Journal.
The paper began publishing a morning edition in 1917. In 1919, the paper's publishers bought the Ottawa Free Press, whose former owner, E. Norman Smith, then became editor with Grattan O'Leary.[citation needed]
In 1959, it was bought by
In 1980, it was bought by
The closure aroused considerable controversy since a day later, Southam closed the
To many, it seemed that possibly-illegal collusion to reduce competition had occurred. Charges were brought against both Southam and Thomson in April 1981 under the now-defunct Combines Investigation Act that alleged a breach of section 33 by merger or monopolistic conduct, but they were dismissed on 9 December 1983.[3]
Ottawa went without a second major newspaper until the debut of the Ottawa Sun in 1988.[4]
The paper's politics were generally regarded as
Notable staff
- Basil O'Meara, sports editor during the 1920s[6]
- Bill Westwick, columnist and sports editor from 1926 to 1973[7]
- Eddie MacCabe, columnist and sports editor from 1946 to 1977[8]
References
- ^ Starr, David (22 September 2005). "Lighting up the city: Ottawa 150 Special Edition 1876–1885". Ottawa Sun. Archived from the original on 20 February 2006. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Newspaper tycoons lash out". CBC Digital Archives. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ Jackson, Joseph (17 December 1999). "Newspaper Ownership in Canada: An Overview of the Davey Committee and Kent Commission Studies". Government of Canada / Political and Social Affairs Division. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008.
- ^ Sherring, Susan (7 September 2013). "Quarter-century in blink of an eye for the Ottawa Sun". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ Bothwell, Robert. "Ottawa Journal". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
- ^ Campbell, Don (20 June 1990). "Former Journal sports editor dead at 82". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. p. 19.
- ^ Lake, Stuart (30 August 1973). "After 47 years, Bill Westwick writes his final 30". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. p. 27.
- ^ Chwialkowska, Luiza (24 May 1998). "Eddie MacCabe: A glimpse it the city's soul". Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, Ontario. p. 7.
Sources
- Smith, I. Norman (1974). The Journal men: P. D. Ross, E. Norman Smith and Grattan O'Leary of the Ottawa journal, three great Canadian newspapermen and the tradition they created. Toronto: ISBN 0-7710-8192-8.