Jun, 30, 2011
In The Internet Tree: The State of Telecom Policy in Canada 3.0, edited by Marita Moll and Leslie Regan Shade, committed public interest advocates and academics present primers on provocative digital policy issues: broadband access, copyright, net neutrality, privacy, and security, along with a consideration of structures of participation in policy-making and communication rights. Contributors to The Internet Tree argue for a digital economy strategy that casts a winning vote for openness, broadband as an essential service, and community engagement and inclusion.
To order a copy from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives:
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/internet-tree
The Table of Contents and Preface can be found here:
http://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/National%20Office/2011/06/ToC%20and%20Preface%20for%20Web.pdf
May, 20, 2011
A delightful trip up the Canadian north with an engaging cast of characters, to discuss why broadband should be considered an essential service. Produced by the talented students in COMS 644.
http://vimeo.com/23438041
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Jun, 10, 2010
COMS 644 - Media Policy
Fall Semester 2010
Wednesday 1:15-4:00
Professor Leslie Regan Shade
lshade@alcor.concordia.ca
Communication and media policy – the principles and procedures of action that govern the multifarious uses of communication resources – is an increasingly important site of deliberation and contestation as digital technologies become a necessary ingredient in our everyday lives as we traverse our various and interrelated roles as consumers, students, workers, family members, and citizens.
This course will provide students with a critical look at the evolving debates and issues surrounding media and communication policy, primarily in Canada, but also touching upon international arenas. It will also provide students with examples – academic and activist – in communicating policy to a broader public.
Other objectives for the course include an enquiry into:
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