CS352 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Canadian Cultural Protectionism, Canadian Content, Harold Lasswell
13 Apr 2016
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Historically, american broadcasting system is built on free enterprise and regulation: people should be allowed to broadcast their views and use whatever medium they want to use to say them. Radio was seen as a possibility for multiple voices to be expressed: politicians feared radical voices could also be voiced. Habermas: the public sphere, used to resolve disputes: individuals could express common concerns through rational debate. Individuals need access to information in order to act rational: radio and media can perform that guidance. Manual labour, performed by chinese and japanese immigrants. The communication system in canada is effectively modeled on the railroad. The railroad is seen as a technological way to link the country to east to west. Mass communication provides for a link from east to west (ex. Telephone poles: content meant to provide a cultural or symbolic link for the nation.
