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| Introduction | |
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| Communications and Canadian Society | |
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| Constructing Canada: Do we need a public broadcaster to enhance democracy? | |
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| YES: David Taras | |
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| NO: Paul Attallah | |
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| (Not) Neighbourly: Is American news 'bad' for Canadians? | |
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| YES: James Wittebols | |
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| NO: Chris Dornan | |
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| Evil empires: Should limits to foreign ownership of Canadian media be lifted? | |
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| YES: Richard Schulz | |
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| NO: Valerie Scatamburlo DAnnibale | |
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| Media-eats: Do Canadians have a 'balanced' media diet? | |
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| YES: Lydia Miljan | |
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| NO: Yuezhi Zhao and Bob Hackett | |
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| Media and Social Issues | |
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| Childhood obesity: Is banning advertisements to children the best solution? | |
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| YES: Bill Jeffrey | |
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| NO: Charlene Elliott | |
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| Toxic gaming: Do violent video games make children aggressive? | |
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| YES: Rose Dyson | |
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| NO: Stephen Kline and Benjamin Woo | |
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| Real Beauty? Can Advertising Credibly Promote Social Change? | |
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| YES: Karen Blotnicky | |
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| NO: Eileen Saunders | |
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| Representing race: Is Canadian news media racist? | |
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| YES: Minelle Mahtani, Frances Henry and Carol Tator | |
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| NO: Sean Hier | |
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| Technology and Everyday Life | |
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| Cell in the city: Has cell phone use eroded the distinction between the public and private sphere? | |
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| YES: Barbara Crow and Kim Sawchuk | |
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| NO: Richard Smith | |
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| The Big Blog: Have blogs decentered traditional news media? | |
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| YES: Gwen Preston | |
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| NO: Mary Francoli | |
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| Big Brother society: Can video surveillance protect us from terror? | |
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| YES: Joseph Scanlon | |
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| NO: Peter Simpson | |
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| Technological fixes: Can new communications technology save democracy? | |
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| YES: Mary Gooderham | |
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| NO: Catherine Frost | |
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| Regulation and Cultural Industries | |
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| Speakers cornered: Should Canada censor �shock jocks? | |
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| YES: Ron Cohen | |
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| NO: Joshua Paterson | |
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| Music matters: Are CanCon regulations necessary to promote Canadian music? | |
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| YES: David Young | |
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| NO: Ira Wagman | |
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| Pharmacare: Should direct to consumer advertising be limited? | |
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| YES: Josh Greenberg | |
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| NO: Kelly Main | |
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| Not so intellectual: Have intellectual property rights run amok? | |
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| YES: Sheryl Hamilton | |
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| NO: Graham Henderson | |
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| Entertainment and Popular Culture | |
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| Extremely �real: Has reality TV gone too far? | |
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| YES: Fiona Whittington-Walsh | |
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| NO: Derek Foster | |
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| The CSI Effect: Is popular television transforming Canadian society? | |
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| YES: Marc Patry | |
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| NO: Michael Mopas | |
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| Self-help society: Has pop psychology gone too far? | |
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| YES: Graham Knight | |
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| NO: Michael Dorland | |
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| Entertaining politics: Is it all about image? | |
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| YES: Bernie Gauthier | |
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| NO: Denise Rudnicki | |
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| Postscript | |
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| Focus on the field: A look at the historiography and role of media in Communication Studies? | |
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| Cognitive Science and the Future of Communication Studies in Canada | |
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| Key Terms | |