The Mass Media in Canada: Fourth Edition
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vipond, Mary / James Lorimer & Company Ltd Publishers, PUBLISHER: James Lorimer & Company, In this revised and updated edition of "The Mass Media in Canada," Mary Vipond concentrates on the five major media: daily newspapers, general interest magazines, movies, radio, and television. In tracing the origins of the mass media in Canada, Vipond also provides a fascinating glimpse into the humble beginnings of today's media giants. She explores culture, technology, and government as they affect and are affeected by the chief agents of communication. Clearly written and persuasively argued, "The Mass Media in Canada" considers the troubling questions of who decides what we read, watch, and hear.