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Recounting the life of one of Canada's finest editors, as told by his son, this biography chronicles the highlights of J. Douglas MacFarlane's career, from his legendary coverage of the Marilyn Bell swim of Lake Ontario in 1954 to his handling of the shocking news of JFK's assassination in 1963, to MacFarlane's memorable moments with John Bassett, one of Canada's media icons. A compelling story of a classic "stop the presses" editor, this account will recall a time when headlines were bold and brash, newspapers really "got it first," and readers clamored for the latest edition
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Canada's Newspaper Legend: The Story of J. Douglas MacFarlane
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