Who is Conrad Black?
Conrad Black is arguably one of the most controversial and powerful men in Canada. For that matter, he is one the most powerful men in the world. As CEO of Hollinger Inc., he owns and dictates the editorial content of 384 newspapers worldwide, with a daily circulation of over 4.1 million. Included among these papers are such prestigious dailies as the Chicago Sun-Times, the Jerusalem Post and the London Daily Telegraph. It is in Canada, however, where Hollinger’s assets become even more impressive as a result of their increased concentration. Now controlling 60 of Canada’s 106 daily newspapers, and reaching over 2.4 million Canadians everyday, Conrad Black is the most influential man in shaping public opinion in Canada. The National Post, in only its third year, has the third highest readership of any paper in Canada while most of Black’s other assets (the Calgary Herald, the Edmonton Journal, the Ottawa Citizen etc.) are the best-read papers in their markets. The Perception of Black A
