Media Divides: Communication Rights and the Right to Communicate in Canada Contributor(s): Raboy, Marc (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774817747 ISBN-13: 9780774817745 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Law | Communications - Social Science | Media Studies |
Dewey: 302.230 |
LCCN: 2010294855 |
Physical Information: 320 pages |
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Publisher Description: Canada is at a critical juncture in the evolution of its communications policy. Will our information and communications technologies continue in a market-oriented, neoliberal direction, or will they preserve and strengthen broader democratic values? Media Divides offers a comprehensive, up-to-date audit of communications law and policy. Using the concept of communications rights as a framework for analysis, leading scholars not only reveal the nation's democratic deficits in five key domains - media, access, the Internet, privacy, and copyright - they also formulate recommendations, including the establishment of a Canadian right to communicate, for the future. |