Description
Literary Nonfiction. THE NEWS WE DESERVE: THE TRANSFORMATION OF CANADA'S MEDIA LANDSCAPE documents the most under-reported story in Canadian news: the behind-the-scenes takeovers, mergers, share swaps, regulatory maneuvers, and private ambitions that have reshaped the content and business models of today's print and online newspapers to privilege corporate profits and political influence over the goal of informing citizens.
A generation of laissez-faire government attitudes towards media ownership smoothed the way for the stealthy transformation of Canada's mainstream press from its old ideal as fearless expositor of truth, as epitomized by Woodward and Bernstein, to a partisan, activist press that openly advocates certain outcomes.
Author Bio
Marc Edge, a former reporter and editor who holds a PhD in Mass Communication from Ohio University, has been following the struggle for the control of Canada's news outlets, and for the hearts and minds of their audiences, for two decades. His articles have appeared in Canadian Journal of Communication, the Canadian Journal of Media Studies, and Journalism and Mass Communication Educator.
Author City: VANCOUVER, BC CAN