Mass Disruption

Thirty Years on the Front Lines of a Media Revolution

Author  John Stackhouse
Mass Disruption

Drawing on his thirty years in newspapers, the former editor-in-chief of The Globe and Mail examines the crisis of serious journalism in the digital era, and searches for ways the invaluable tradition can thrive in a radically changed future.
     John Stackhouse entered the newspaper business in a golden age: 1980s circulations were huge and wealthy companies lined up for the privilege of advertising in every city's best-read pages. Television and radio could never rival newspapers for hard news, analysis and opinion, and the papers' brand of serious journalism was considered a crucial part of life in a democratic country. Then came the Internet...
     After decades as a Globe journalist, foreign bureau chief and then editor of its Report on Business (not…

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October 27, 2015
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