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Communication in Question
- Competing Perspectives on Controversial Issues in Communication Studies , 1st Edition
- ISBN-10: 0176104224 ISBN-13: 9780176104221
- 359 Pages
- © 2008 Published
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Introduction
Part 1: Communications and Canadian Society
Issue 1: Constructing Canada: Do we need a public broadcaster to enhance democracy?
YES: David Taras
NO: Paul Attallah
Issue 2: (Not) Neighbourly: Is American news 'bad' for Canadians?
YES: James Wittebols
NO: Chris Dornan
Issue 3: Evil empires: Should limits to foreign ownership of Canadian media be lifted?
YES: Richard Schulz
NO: Valerie Scatamburlo DAnnibale
Issue 4: Media-eats: Do Canadians have a 'balanced' media diet?
YES: Lydia Miljan
NO: Yuezhi Zhao and Bob Hackett
Part 2: Media and Social Issues
Issue 1: Childhood obesity: Is banning advertisements to children the best solution?
YES: Bill Jeffrey
NO: Charlene Elliott
Issue 2: Toxic gaming: Do violent video games make children aggressive?
YES: Rose Dyson
NO: Stephen Kline and Benjamin Woo
Issue 3: Real Beauty? Can Advertising Credibly Promote Social Change?
YES: Karen Blotnicky
NO: Eileen Saunders
Issue 4: Representing race: Is Canadian news media racist?
YES: Minelle Mahtani, Frances Henry and Carol Tator
NO: Sean Hier
Part 3: Technology and Everyday Life
Issue 1: Cell in the city: Has cell phone use eroded the distinction between the public and private sphere?
YES: Barbara Crow and Kim Sawchuk
NO: Richard Smith
Issue 2: The Big Blog: Have blogs decentered traditional news media?
YES: Gwen Preston
NO: Mary Francoli
Issue 3: Big Brother society: Can video surveillance protect us from terror?
YES: Joseph Scanlon
NO: Peter Simpson
Issue 4: Technological fixes: Can new communications technology save democracy?
YES: Mary Gooderham
NO: Catherine Frost
Part 4: Regulation and Cultural Industries
Issue 1: Speakers cornered: Should Canada censor ‘shock jocks?
YES: Ron Cohen
NO: Joshua Paterson
Issue 2: Music matters: Are CanCon regulations necessary to promote Canadian music?
YES: David Young
NO: Ira Wagman
Issue 3: Pharmacare: Should direct to consumer advertising be limited?
YES: Josh Greenberg
NO: Kelly Main
Issue 4: Not so intellectual: Have intellectual property rights run amok?
YES: Sheryl Hamilton
NO: Graham Henderson
Part 5: Entertainment and Popular Culture
Issue 1: Extremely ‘real: Has reality TV gone too far?
YES: Fiona Whittington-Walsh
NO: Derek Foster
Issue 2: The CSI Effect: Is popular television transforming Canadian society?
YES: Marc Patry
NO: Michael Mopas
Issue 3: Self-help society: Has pop psychology gone too far?
YES: Graham Knight
NO: Michael Dorland
Issue 4: Entertaining politics: Is it all about image?
YES: Bernie Gauthier
NO: Denise Rudnicki
Part 6: Postscript
Focus on the field: A look at the historiography and role of media in Communication Studies? Leslie Shade
Cognitive Science and the Future of Communication Studies in Canada
Alexandre Sévigny and Karin R. Humphreys
Appendix A: Key Terms