CCT222H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Net Neutrality, Canadian Content, Cultural Imperialism
23 Nov 2017
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Media democratization: a movement seeking to democratize media organizations through not- for-profit ownership and public participation in decision making. Network neutrality: internet providers should enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source, and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites. Social media is responsible of this, facebook and google are in favor or network neutrality. The government provides a starting ground to media, making sure it exists. Example, in canada, buying an american content is 10 times cheaper than producing it. Market failure: the inability of the market to properly serve the needs of society or provide the true value of a good or service. Merit goods: goods and services that the government feels that people will under-consumer (like a blog, poetry, opera, performing arts) sustained by the government. Key canadian communication policies: the royal commission on radio broadcasting, 1929: the aird commission, national public radio network, blueprint for cbc govt input on culture.
