Single Alien Source Analysis
RESPONSE PAPER 7
Historically, has there been a Canadian statute specifically designed to regulate the press as an industry?
By the press, we mean news media and news agencies, particularly newspapers. This is not exactly the same as the broadcast industry, which basically covers radio and television. Historically, there has not been any written law specifically meant to control the press as an industry. Some general laws concerning contempt of court, obscenity, criminal libel, civil defamation, public incitement of hatred, etc. make specific acts or expressions by journalists illegal, but there has never been a statute explicitly intended to regulate the press in Canada (Osler, 2001, p. 234)..
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Thus, the press is a public interest, even if news agencies are privately owned companies. The press must be analytical, knowledgeable, independent, and high-quality. If it fails to have these qualities, then the government has the right to intervene in the name of the people (p. 241).
What is the "Single Alien Source" mentioned in the text? Are there parallels between concerns about this single alien source in the context of Canadian broadcasting policy?
The "Single Alien Source" was a phrase mentioned by the Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts Letters and Sciences in Canada in 1951. The "Single Alien Source" refers to news media and newspapers owned by American companies and published in Canada. Canadians have always been heavy consumers of American media, and this has the potential to weaken the Canadian press.
There are parallels between concerns about this single alien source in the context of Canadian broadcasting policy. The Broadcasting Act declares that broadcasting in Canada must be Canadian – by Canadians, for Canadians. The power of American media in Canada has always been a matter of concern to Canadian broadcasting
Historically, has there been a Canadian statute specifically designed to regulate the press as an industry?
By the press, we mean news media and news agencies, particularly newspapers. This is not exactly the same as the broadcast industry, which basically covers radio and television. Historically, there has not been any written law specifically meant to control the press as an industry. Some general laws concerning contempt of court, obscenity, criminal libel, civil defamation, public incitement of hatred, etc. make specific acts or expressions by journalists illegal, but there has never been a statute explicitly intended to regulate the press in Canada (Osler, 2001, p. 234)..
What led to the setting up of the Kent Commission? …show more content…
Thus, the press is a public interest, even if news agencies are privately owned companies. The press must be analytical, knowledgeable, independent, and high-quality. If it fails to have these qualities, then the government has the right to intervene in the name of the people (p. 241).
What is the "Single Alien Source" mentioned in the text? Are there parallels between concerns about this single alien source in the context of Canadian broadcasting policy?
The "Single Alien Source" was a phrase mentioned by the Royal Commission on National Development in the Arts Letters and Sciences in Canada in 1951. The "Single Alien Source" refers to news media and newspapers owned by American companies and published in Canada. Canadians have always been heavy consumers of American media, and this has the potential to weaken the Canadian press.
There are parallels between concerns about this single alien source in the context of Canadian broadcasting policy. The Broadcasting Act declares that broadcasting in Canada must be Canadian – by Canadians, for Canadians. The power of American media in Canada has always been a matter of concern to Canadian broadcasting