COMN 1000 Final: comm 1000 exam note.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMN 1000
• Professor: David Skinner

Document Summary

1976 parliament passes bill c-58, amendment to the income tax act to stop border broadcasters (also benefits to magazines and newspapers) Free flow of information: it favors countries with the largest economies of scale; generally undermines sovereignty (ex: split-run mags, film quotas) (exam what"s the problem with free flows of info ^) Quebec and the regional concerns of other provinces/territories: production headquarters of these services tend to be centralized, can cause resentment among those who pay for the services through tax dollars, but don"t use them, grant a tremendous amount of responsibility and power to the gov. bc they depend on the gov for their mandates and budgets. 2: the broader a conglomerate"s reach, the more business its involved in. the greater the chance for a conflict of interest between its media businesses and its other holdings, the trend towards corporate concentration has reduced substantially our sources of info. Index: associated with its object (smoke, animal droppings)