Open AccessMedia Concentration, Freedom of Expression, and Democracy
Author(s) -
Roger A. Shiner
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
canadian journal of communication
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.343
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1499-6642
pISSN - 0705-3657
DOI - 10.22230/cjc.2008v33n3a2065
Subject(s) - democracy , diversity (politics) , freedom of expression , freedom of the press , focus (optics) , political science , power (physics) , expression (computer science) , media studies , sociology , law , computer science , politics , human rights , optics , quantum mechanics , physics , programming language
The essay discusses Edwin Baker's recent book Media Concentration and Democracy: Why Ownership Matters (CUP 2007), and compares Baker's views with those taken by the Senate of Canada in their 2006 Report on Media Concentration. Although both argue that media concentration is a potential threat to democracy, the focus of the two discussions is importantly different. The Senate focuses on diversity of viewpoint alone, whereas Baker focusses on diversity of communicative power. We support Baker's approach.
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