Ottawa Citizen

The Ottawa Citizen , founded in 1845, is a Quotidien Anglophone located at Ottawa, Canada. Belonging to Total CanWest Communications, it draws with 141.540 specimens according to Canadian Newspaper Association.

Was rested by William Harris under the name of The Bytown Packet , it was renamed Citizen in 1851. Its original currency, which reappeared recently on the leading page, was Fair play and Day-Light (Frankly play and light of day).

The daily newspaper passed between the hands of many owners. In 1846, Harris sold its newspaper to John Bell and Henry J. Friel. Beautiful the share of its partner in 1849 repurchased. In 1877, Charles Herbert Mackintosn, the editor under Beautiful, became the editor. In 1879, the newspaper was one among several to belong to the Famille Southam. It remained then under the control of Southam until it was bought by Hollinger Inc., company of Conrad Black. In 2000, it sold the majority of its Canadian credits in CanWest Global.

The leading positions of the Citizen varied with the owners. He married a position reformist and anti Tory under Harris, but was more preserving under Bell. With the hands of the Southam family, it moved towards the left , supporting the liberals, in particular while being opposed to ALENA praised by the Parti progressist-conservative of Canada. It became a newspaper firmly preserving under Conrad Black.

External bonds

Official site
Canadian Association of the newspapers

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