Arthur Ford (1886–1968) /ref> was editor-in-chief of ''
The London Free Press
''The London Free Press'' is a daily newspaper based in London, Ontario, Canada. It has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Southwestern Ontario.
History
''The London Free Press'' began as the ''Canadian Free Press'', founded by Willia ...
'', of
London, Ontario
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. He joined the ''
Winnipeg Telegram
The ''Winnipeg Telegram'' was a daily newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba which was published from June 9, 1898, to October 16, 1920.
The paper originated as the ''Daily Nor'Wester'', which was founded in 1894 by William Luxton who also founded the W ...
'' in 1911 as the paper's parliamentary correspondent. He subsequently worked at the ''
Ottawa Journal
The ''Ottawa Journal'' was a daily broadsheet newspaper published in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, from 1885 to 1980.
It was founded in 1885 by A. Woodburn as the ''Ottawa Evening Journal''. Its first editor was John Wesley Dafoe who came from the ...
'', and the '' Toronto Times'' before joining ''The London Free Press'' as managing editor, before becoming their editor-in-chief.Michael Dupuis "Rival reporters share story of the century" ''Winnipeg Free Press'' April 14, 2012, p.J /ref>
He first taught a journalism course at the
University of Western Ontario
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in 1922, and founded the journalism school there in 1945. He was subsequently chancellor of the university.
He was inducted into the Canadian News Hall of Fame in 1966, one of the first three people togiven that honour.''The Ottawa Journal'' March 28, 1967, p.2 Newspapers.com /ref>
He received an honorary degree of LL.D. in 1949 from the
University of Toronto
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