Behind Harper's war with media

Two years ago, Calgary television journalist Lynn Raineault completed a Master's thesis that explored Prime Minister Stephen Harper's ongoing battles with the Parliamentary Press Gallery.

As part of her research, Raineault conducted interviews with seven prominent Conservatives, including Preston Manning and Geoff Norquay, a former director of communications for Harper when he was opposition leader. To her surprise, she found that most of those Conservatives believed Harper was his own worst enemy when it came to getting favourable media coverage.

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