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Social Science Media Studies

Power and Betrayal in the Canadian Media

Updated Edition

by (author) David Taras

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2001
Category
Media Studies, Popular Culture, Canadian
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781442600515
    Publish Date
    Feb 2001
    List Price
    $29.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781442602878
    Publish Date
    Apr 2013
    List Price
    $24.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551111414
    Publish Date
    Feb 2001
    List Price
    $24.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781551114644
    Publish Date
    Feb 2001
    List Price
    $29.95

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Description

The Canadian media system, which in many respects is this society's "meeting ground"—its public square—is in the midst of a profound shift away from the foundations on which it has rested comfortably for decades. The publicly financed Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, long the backbone of the broadcasting system, is threatened by budget cuts and by technological change. The newspaper industry has fallen into the hands of a few powerful individuals. Huge global corporations and a vast communications revolution are dramatically altering the nature of news and entertainment. This book argues that unless action is taken these changes will narrow our access to the information we need as citizens and damage our capacity to communicate with each other and reflect on ourselves as a community. Power and Betrayal in the Canadian Media is a sweeping exploration of the Canadian media system and the impact it has on Canadian society, politics, and culture.

About the author

David Taras holds the Ralph Klein Chair in Media Studies at Mount Royal University. He is the author of several books, including The Newsmakers: The Media's Influence on Canadian Politics (1990) and Power and Betrayal in the Canadian Media (2001), and co-author of Last Word: Media Coverage of the Supreme Court of Canada (2005).

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Editorial Reviews

This is a provocative book that should be considered must reading for anyone concerned about the forces that shape the way news is delivered in Canada.

<i>Maclean's</i>