Dupuis’s book recounts the efforts of more than two dozen journalists, including James Hickey, bureau superintendent for The Canadian Press. He said the contributions of print journalists proved key in an age before even radio stations. The marine disaster, which killed 2,000 people and injured 9,000 more, turned out to be a proving ground for the fledgling Canadian Press, then just three months old. Hickey’s initial 100-word bulletin was bolstered later that day by his 2,500 word Canadian Press dispatch, which provided a remarkably accurate account of the disaster. Other local journalists also went above and beyond the call of duty to get the news out, according to Dupuis, including the only working journalist killed that day.

Source: National Post December 01, 2017 16:07 UTC