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Article: Paper tigers. (battle for readers between the Winnipeg Free Press and the Winnipeg Sun)
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- Manitoba Business
- Article date:
- March 1, 1990
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PAPER TIGERS
IF YOU HAPPEN TO CATCH WINNIPEG Sun publisher Al Davies chuckling to himself these days, there's good reason. With nearly 10 years under its belt and a modest record of success, the Sun is enjoying the last laugh at those doomsayers who steadfastly claimed the paper wouldn't last six months.
From his office at the Sun's 40,000 square foot plant on Church Avenue, Davies, the only one of the original trio of co-founders still with the paper, reflected on the growth and development during the '80s: "Overall, I'd say I'm satisfied with where we've gone with the Sun. People in Winnipeg have embraced the tabloid format and it's reflected in our ...