CMST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Telefilm Canada, Cultural Imperialism, National Energy Program

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: CMST 1A03
• Professor: Dilyana Mincheva

Document Summary

Lecture #14: the formation of communication policy and media sectors. Laws, policies, public pressures etc inform structure/nature of public communication. Communication policy: international regulatory bodies, national and regional governments - ensure that media serves citizens and society. Media workers have the right of freedom of expression + responsibility to protect privacy. Media owners have right to a return on their investment + obligation to exert responsibly their market power/respect social cultural goals of community. International - media policy cannot exist in a vacuum. Developed by state structures, articulated through public hearings, committee reports, *final exam: what is communication for in canada? what is the purpose of canadian. 3 main historical pillars of canadian comm. policy: Interests of the state + interests of public coincide. 1: rejection of wholesale commercialization of cultural production, resist united states (force of cultural imperialism) Government intervention: media must promote frame of canadian culture. Canadians do not want to watch canadian cinema.