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Articles and Books
Lalancette, Mireille,Vincent Raynauld & Erin Crandall. (2019). What’s Trending in Canadian Politics?: Understanding Transformations in Power, Media, and the Public Sphere. University of British Columbia Press: Vancouver.
This very recent book examines how political communication and democracy have been impacted by a ‘digital age’ and a shift toward digital media.
Gill, Ian. (2016). No News is Bad News: Canada’s Media Collapse – and What Comes Next. Greystone: Vancouver.
Gill considers the consolidation of Canadian media outlets in recent years to be a great ‘collapse.’ He examines the Canadian media landscape and its prospects in the future.
Recommended Websites
http://www.abyznewslinks.com/canadna.htm
Contains links to the websites of media outlets throughout Canada.
The website of the Canadian Journalism Project is a good source of information on current issues relating to journalism in Canada and elsewhere, with links to studies on the media.
http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/arts-entertainment/media/media.html
Video and audio reporting on various aspects of Canada’s media industries. Much of the “Politics” section of the CBC’s online archives is relevant to understanding the relationship of media to politics.
This is a link to Canada’s leading trade association for independent producers in Canada, with more than 350 companies represented.
This is the website for the National Film Board of Canada.
http://www.fraserinstitute.org/
This is the website for what is considered Canada’s pre-eminent think-tank on the right of the political spectrum. The Fraser Institute regularly produces reports intended to influence the public to support their ideological perspective.
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/
This is the website for what is considered Canada’s pre-eminent think-tank on the left of the political spectrum. The Centre for Policy Alternatives regularly produces reports intended to influence the public to support their ideological perspective.
This is the website for the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission which is responsible for supervising Canadian content in media.