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Part I Institutional Context

Chapter 1 – Considering Critical Communications Studies in Canada
Chapter 2 – Canadian Cultural Studies

Part II Audiences

Chapter 3 – The Audience
Chapter 4 – Sipping Starbucks: (Re)Considering Communicative Media
Chapter 5 – Good Kids/Bad Kids: What’s a Culture to Do?
Chapter 6 – Youth Violence, Moral Panic and the Canadian Media: News Coverage of School Shootings in the United States and Canada
Chapter 7 – Women and the Media

Part III Media Industries

Chapter 8 – Radio in Canada: An Industry in Transition
Chapter 9 – The Film Industry in Canada
Chapter 10 – “Pirates”, Peers and Popular Music
Chapter 11 - Television in Canada
Chapter 12 - Advertising in Canada
Chapter 13 - Alternative Media

Part IV New Media

Chapter 14 – New Media
Chapter 15 - Privacy and New Media
Chapter 16 - Intellectual Property and Copyright Issues in the Global Economy

Part V Social and Policy Issues

Chapter 17 – Globalization, Communication, and Diaspora
Chapter 18 – Rac(e)ing the Nation
Chapter 19 – First Peoples’ Television in Canada’s North: A Case Study of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Chapter 20 - Boundaries Blurred: The Mass Media and Politics in A Hyper-Media Age
Chapter 21 – O Canada: Media (De)Convergence, Concentration, and Culture


Part I Institutional Context

Chapter 1 – Considering Critical Communications Studies in Canada

Canadian Journal of Communication
Critical Studies in Media Communication
Theory.org

Chapter 2 – Canadian Cultural Studies

Canadian Cultural Research Network
Cultural Studies and Critical Theory at eServer
Encyclopedia of Television
Popular Culture Tutorial

Part II Audiences

Chapter 3 – The Audience

Fan Fiction on the Net
Nielsen Media Research
Canadian Journal of Communication > Vol. 19, No. 3 (1994)
    Rethinking Audiences for Cultural Industries: Implications for Canadian Research by Liss, Jeffrey (University of Toronto)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Chapter 4 – Sipping Starbucks: (Re)Considering Communicative Media

Starbucks
Coffee Association of Canada
No Logo
    This is an interactive site inspired by Naomi Klein’s No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies).

Chapter 5 – Good Kids/Bad Kids: What’s a Culture to Do?

Annenberg Public Policy Center
Children Now
Kid Screen
Media Awareness Network
V-Chip Canada

Chapter 6 – Youth Violence, Moral Panic and the Canadian Media: News Coverage of School Shootings in the United States and Canada

Media Awareness Network, Making Your Voice Heard: A Media Toolkit for Youth
Media Awareness Network, Research on the Effects of Media Violence
The Free Expression Policy Project. Issues: "Harm to Minors" and Censorship of Youth
The Future of Children. Children, Youth, and Gun Violence

Chapter 7 – Women and the Media

Media Awareness Network, Media Portrayals of Girls and Women
Bitch Magazine
Bust Magazine
Third Space
Feminist Media Studies (scholarly journal)
MediaChannel.org, Women's Media

Part III Media Industries

Chapter 8 – Radio in Canada: An Industry in Transition

Digital audio broadcasting
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
Radio Starmaker Fund
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
Web radio:
http://www.120seconds.com
http://newmusiccanada.com
Xm Satellite Radio

Chapter 9 – The Film Industry in Canada

National Film Board of Canada
Telefilm Canada
Genie Awards
Canadian Film and Television Production Association
L'ASSOCIATION DES PRODUCTEURS DE FILMS ET DE TÉLÉVISION DU QUÉBEC (APFTQ).

Chapter 10 – “Pirates”, Peers and Popular Music

Alternative Music Press
Canadian Recording Industry Association
CNET News.Com
Copyright Board of Canada
Jupiter Research
Recording Industry Association of America
Roadrunner Records

Chapter 11 - Television in Canada

Massey Commission
Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office
CRTC (Broadcasting Act)
Museum of Television
Encyclopedia of Television

Chapter 12 - Advertising in Canada

Advertising Standards Canada
Association of Canadian Advertisers
Canadian Marketing Association
Concerned Children’s Advertisers
Institute of Communication and Advertising

Chapter 13 - Alternative Media

World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters
Independent Media Centres
National Campus Community Radio Association
Fédération des télévisions communautaires autonomes du Québec
Rabble.ca

Part IV New Media

Chapter 14 – New Media

Indymedia
Pew Internet & American Life Project
Your Media
Blogarama, The Blog Directory
Free Press

Chapter 15 - Privacy and New Media

Electronic Frontier Foundation
Electronic Frontier Canada
Electronic Privacy Information Center
Media Awareness Network
    Media Issues and Information Privacy
Privacy International
Public Interest Advocacy Centre

Chapter 16 - Intellectual Property and Copyright Issues in the Global Economy

Canadian Intellectual Property Office
CANCOPY
Copyright Board of Canada
United States Copyright Office
World Intellectual Property Organization

Part V Social and Policy Issues

Chapter 17 – Globalization, Communication, and Diaspora

International Telecommunication Union
World Trade Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
Intelsat
MacBride Roundtable on Communication

Chapter 18 – Rac(e)ing the Nation

Canadian Race Relations Foundation
Hot Button articles from the Pearson-Shoyama Institute
Diversity Watch at Ryerson
Media Diversity Institute - London UK

Chapter 19 – First Peoples’ Television in Canada’s North: A Case Study of the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network

Aboriginal Multi-Media Society
APTN
Cancom (Native Broadcasting)
First Nations Broadcasting
Wawatay Native Communications Society

Chapter 20 - Boundaries Blurred: The Mass Media and Politics in A Hyper-Media Age

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Poynter Online – Media Map of Iraq (2003)
Michael Moore
Wonkette
2004 Presidential Candidates Blogs

Chapter 21 – O Canada: Media (De)Convergence, Concentration, and Culture

Campaign for Press and Broadcasting Freedom (Canada)
Columbia Journalism Review
CBC Archives. Concentration to Convergence: Media Ownership in Canada
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
International Network for Cultural Diversity
MediaChannel (media ownership page)
UNESCO: Culture, Trade and Globalization (Questions and Answers)

 


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