MDSA01H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Canadian Media Guild, Canadian Cultural Protectionism, Google Tv
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Unesco attempted to uphold fair flow standards through nwico(the new world. Media policy will be key in ensuring public participation and representation. Provides a set of rules and regulations governing the way information and media products are created and consumed. Includes libel laws, copyright, advertising and privacy legislation. Policy has been key to the production of national media in canada: cre a tin g a p la c e fo r ca n a d a. It is much cheaper for canadian broadcasters to buy foreign programming that it is to product their own. In quebec, a range of cultural factors allow homegrown products to compete successfully with foreign fare. Public policy shapes the ground on which media products are created: own e rs h ip. Canadian ownership and content regulations have been used to prevent canadian media companies and markets from becoming simple extensions of their american cousins.
