CMN 1160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Canadian Content, Eof, Joni Mitchell

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Communication
• Course: CMN 1160
• Professor: Aliaa Dakroury

Document Summary

Lecture 3 - week 4: the medium is the message (made in. The medium is te message: the canadian communication school. The centrality of media and technology in the canadian mind. Canadian mind: may be one of the main sites in modern times for working out the meaning of technologica experience. A general fascination with the question of technology extends like a brilliant arc across the canadian. French/english cultural tensions that resulted in the official development and implementation of the bilingualism and multiculturalism policies as from the late 1960s. Francophones ussed to not be able to work for the government unless they spoke english. Cultural media invasion form the american media system prompts the canadian call for a distinct cultural identity. Canadian content (cancon): crtc were keen to create a policy to preserve our canadian identity. Primary objectives: high quality programming reflecctive of canada, access to reliable and affordable telephone and othe rtelecommunication services.