Thursday, January 03, 2008

Former Hollinger CEO named Canada Newsmaker of the Year


Former Hollinger International CEO Conrad Black, recently sentenced on fraud charges, has been named Canada's Newsmaker of the Year by the Canadian Press:

Black's downfall fascinated Canadians, generating impassioned expressions of both support and condemnation as he faced the trial of his lifetime and lost, leaving the 63-year-old British peer to grapple with the daunting prospect of years in prison.

Even with his foot in the jailhouse door, Black vows with characteristic defiance that victory in the case that "began spectacularly and is evolving unusually" is still within his grasp.

"It is no secret that we expect to win the appeal," Black wrote in an e-mail to The Canadian Press.


At one time, Hollinger owned The Carthage Press and Neosho Daily News, as well as several other Missouri newspapers.

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