Abstract:
The recently developed microeconomic model of one-way international
flows in films and television programs is shown to be a specific
application of a more general model of trade in media products.
Predictions of the general model are consistent with…

Abstract:
Technological crises are predictable and inevitable, particularly in a high-risk industry such as mining. Corporations are advised to have a crisis communication plan to facilitate proactive behaviour. Such a plan presumes
a commitment to honesty, openness, and ethical behaviour.…

Abstract:
In most discussions of Harold Innis'
work on communications, his contributions have been treated as
those of a general media theorist. His analyses of particular
media are commonly viewed simply as instances of his broader
account of how space-…

Abstract:
The object of this paper is to suggest
some directions for a research agenda to deal with the impact
of globalization on political identity in Canada and Quebec.
Some of the key themes in the literature on political identity,

Abstract: The terrain of higher education in Canada is changing in ways that are facilitated and encouraged by government policies directed at telelearning technologies. This study, a review of federal and provincial government policies relating to the use of telelearning…

Abstract: Are there good reasons for communications programs in Canada to experiment with distance and distributed learning technologies? This paper argues that because there are only a handful of relatively small programs in the country which are geographically dispersed, it…

Abstract: Many media scholars have used the news coverage of AIDS as a case study in the operation and effects of the mass media. This research has largely focused on interpretations of textual content, often with an underlying assumption that…

Abstract: This paper describes how the National Post regularly excludes polling details that are essential to an accurate reading of the data. It then looks at how business and labour issues are covered in the paper and shows that opinion…