Mass Media In Canada

Canada has one of the most advanced mass-media systems in the world, which allows Canadians more access to American culture via television, the movies, and the Internet than ever before. At the same time, governments support the production and distribution of Canadian content to Canadians. In this fully updated fourth edition, Mary Vipond traces the rise of the traditional mass media in Canada, explores the new media, and discusses the influcence of old mass media on new media. Clearly written and persuasively argued, The Mass Media in Canada demonstrates the huge challenges government face today in trying to influence media content and considers the troubling questions of who decides what we read, watch, and hear.

'Mass Communication in Canada' examines the past, present and future of mass communication and its effects on society.

This book provides coverage on key issues in Canadian political life. Siegel's strength is his coverage of Parliamentary Press Gallery, Canadian Press and other unique news gathering institutions. It offers insight into contemporary issues such as the impact of new media technologies and the effect of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms on media reporting.

The third edition of Mass Comunication in Canada, greatly expanded and thoroughly rewritten and reorganized, fully explores the new terrain of the mid 1990s, examining in detail both the rewards and the pitfalls of changing technologies and roles. It contains selections from the press and other media that bring issues to life and illustrate the workings of media communication. Also included in this edition is a new glossary of terms used in the study of communication.

Canada has one of the most advanced mass-media systems in the world, which allows Canadians more access to American culture via television, the movies, and the Internet than ever before. At the same time, governments support the production and distribution of Canadian content to Canadians. In this fully updated fourth edition, MARY VIPOND traces the rise of the traditional mass media in Canada, explores the new media, and discusses the influence of old mass media on new media. Clearly written and persuasively argued, The Mass Media in Canada demonstrates the huge challenges government face today in trying to influence media content and considers the troubling questions of who decides what we read, watch, and he

Alternative media hold the promise of building public awareness and action against the constraints and limitations of media conglomeration and cutbacks to public broadcasting. But what, exactly, makes alternative media alternative? This path-breaking volume gets to the heart of this question by focusing on the three interconnected dimensions that define alternative media in Canada: structure, participation, and activism. The contributors reveal not only how various kinds of alternative media � including Indigenous, anarchist, ethnic, and feminist media � are enabled and constrained within Canada's complex policy environment but also how, in the context of globalization, the Canadian experience parallels media and policy challenges in other nations.