| Título: | Re-reading the Notion of “Convergence” in Light of Recent Changes to the Culture and Communication Industries in Canada |
| Autores: | George, Éric; Communication. Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Fecha: | 2011-01-06 |
| Publicador: | Canadian Journal of Comumunication |
| Fuente: |
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| Tipo: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/article research article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion |
| Tema: |
Communication; Political Economy; Sociology of Journalism Cultural and communication industries; Ownership; Convergence; Concentration; Journalism |
| Descripción: | ABSTRACT Due to its multi-faceted nature and its appropriation by different social actors, “convergence” is a complex concept. In the 1990s it had its heyday when there was a lot of talk about “information highways.” In this text, the author revisits convergence through an examination of recent changes to the culture and communication industries in Canada. The article reveals that convergence is always a horizon and that it includes several interrelated processes that advance slowly. In some cases, it is even possible to speak of “divergence.”RÉSUMÉ La « convergence » est une notion complexe à cause de sa nature polysémique et de son appropriation par différents acteurs sociaux. Elle a connu son heure de gloire à la fin des années 1990 alors qu’on parlait beaucoup des « autoroutes de l’information ». Dans ce texte, nous souhaitons revisiter la notion à partir de l’étude des mutations récentes des industries de la culture et de la communication au Canada. Nous verrons que la convergence est toujours un horizon et qu’il s’agit de plusieurs processus interreliés entre eux qui avancent lentement. Il est même possible de parler dans certains cas de « divergence ». |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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