加拿大最富家族汤普森：低调掌控全球信息命脉

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Let's start with the richest family in Canada, 咱们先从加拿大最有钱的家族说起吧

and apparently one of the most quietly powerful families on Earth. 他们也是地球上最低调、最有影响力的家族之一

The Thompson family controls Thompson Reuters, 汤普森家族掌控着汤森路透

the company that runs the information infrastructure for global law, finance, and media. 这家公司运营着全球法律、金融和媒体的信息基础设施

If you are a lawyer, 如果你是律师

you use their Westlaw database to research cases. 你会用他们的Westlaw数据库查案子

If you are a financial analyst, 如果你是金融分析师

you likely pull data from their terminals. 你很可能从他们的终端机上拉数据

If you read international news, 如果你看国际新闻

Reuters is the wire service behind it. 路透社就是背后的通讯社

The family also controls a major stake in the Globe and Mail, 这个家族还持有《环球邮报》的多数股份

Canada's national newspaper of record, 那是加拿大的全国性权威报纸

meaning that the Thompsons sit not only at the center 也就是说，汤普森家族不仅站在

of global financial data but also at the heart of Canadian journalism. 全球金融数据的中心，还掌控着加拿大新闻界的命脉

We did a full breakdown of Thomson Reuters in our 12 Canadian companies video, 我们在《12家加拿大公司》那期视频里详细拆解过汤森路透

but the family story is even more interesting than the company itself. 但家族的故事比公司本身更有意思

It started with Roy Thomson, 一切始于罗伊·汤普森

a salesman from Toronto, 一个来自多伦多的推销员

who in 1931 launched a radio station in North Bay, Ontario, 1931年他在安大略省北湾市开了家广播电台

for almost nothing. 几乎没花什么钱