An Officer and a Journalist
J.D. MacFarlane led the Toronto Tely in the country's last great newspaper war. When it ended, he was lost
The wire machines flash bells-the sound that signalled the biggest stories had been ringing all afternoon. The high-pitched noise penetrated every corner of the crowded Toronto Telegram newsroom. The area where the machines were located, just off the big, high-ceilinged newsroom, was packed with reporters smoking and staring silently at the the four teletypes. There […]