These Guys Mean Business

No one used to think the scrappy little Post belonged in the same ring as the heavyweight Globe. Now they're in a knockdown dragout that's too close to call

For a blitzkrieg in the making, it was announced in innocent-enough language. On August 9, 1995, a modest advertisement in the Report on Business section ofThe Globe and Mail stated that editor Margaret Wente was searching for “several outstanding journalists to help expand ROB’s business coverage.” For years, newspapers had been laying off staff. Now […]