Canadian Newspaper Ownership in the Era of Convergence investigates the current state of Canada's newspaper industry in light of recent developments-increasing concentration of ownership, multi-media convergence, and controversy over the actions of proprietors. Case studies examine how Conrad Black's acquisition of newspapers in the mid-1990s, bringing his total ownership to over half of the country's dailies, followed by the subsequent purchase of the most important of these by CanWest Global, has actually influenced the content of newspapers. Canadian Newspaper Ownership revisits "social responsibility" in the context of the changed media landscape as a means of prescribing how newspaper owners and employees might conduct themselves in the public interest.
- ISBN10 0888644396
- ISBN13 9780888644398
- Publish Date 1 June 2005
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 12 April 2024
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint University of Alberta Press
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 216
- Language English