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Conrad Black and the rise of a Canadian press magnate
Fred McGuinness reflects on Conrad Black's career at Argus Corporation and his media acquisitions from the Medicine Hat News to the National Post. The column weighs Black's ego, wealth, and controversial moves, including lawsuits and citizenship changes, and ponders his lasting impact on Canadian newspapers.
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Conrad Black
Daily Newspaper Association
Medicine Hat News
Sherbrooke Record
Sifton
Southam
Thomson
Conad Black
Duplessis
Quebec
Argus Corporation
U.K
Jerusalem Post
Max Aitken
Lord Beaverbrook
Roy Thomson
Baron Thomson
Canada
Black
National Post
Conrad
House of Lords
National
Lord Black
Fred McGuinness
Brandon