Friday, August 1, 2014

Why Canadian media embraced censorship during WWI: Ira Basen

Max Aitken

From the moment Canada entered the war alongside Britain on Aug. 4, 1914, public opinion overwhelmingly favoured the combat effort. At the government's behest, most Canadian journalists censored the less positive and heroic aspects of their coverage of the Great War, writes Ira Basen.






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