Cross-Media Ownership and Democratic Practice in Canada

Soderlund, Walter C.; Brin, Colette; Miljan, Lydia; Hildebrandt, Kai

ISBN 10: 0888646054 / ISBN 13: 9780888646057

Published by University of Alberta Press, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cross-Media Ownership and Democratic Practice in Canada
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0888646054
• ISBN 13: 9780888646057
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This is the first in-depth analysis of major French- and English-Canadian news companies to show the impact of cross-media ownership on the diversity of new content. Surprisingly, the study lays to rest fears over content convergence of newspaper and television network ownership by Canadian media giants Canwest Global, CTVglobemedia, and Quebecor. Content-sharing between newspaper and television properties of these giant companies did not occur. This leads the authors to examine why, and to assess problems that mass media in Canada will likely face in the coming years, particularly as newsrooms strive to adapt to new media and the online environment. Policy makers, media executives, and journalism students and professors will find this study invaluable.

About the Author

Walter C. Soderlund is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at the University of Windsor. Colette Brin is Professor, Département d'information et de communication, Université Laval in Québec. Lydia Miljan is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Windsor. Kai Hildebrandt is Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Communication, Media and Film at the University of Windsor. Soderlund and Hildebrandt (with Romanow and Wagenberg) co-wrote Canadian Newspaper Ownership in the Era of Convergence: Rediscovering Social Responsibility.