Journalists key in sparking relief efforts after Halifax Explosion: researchers
By Keith Doucette, The Canadian Press, National Post; December 1, 2017
HALIFAX — The massive explosion that devastated Halifax 100 years ago tested all who survived, including a handful of reporters who were the first to get news of the unfolding disaster to the world.
“Their writing stimulated the remarkable relief response that rolled into the city, not only from Nova Scotia and Canada but from the United States,” says Michael Dupuis, author of the recently published book “Bearing Witness: Journalists, Record Keepers and the 1917 Halifax Explosion.”
Click here to read the full story.