David Skinner is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at York University. He has been involved with the media reform movement in Canada for over twenty-five years. He has published numerous articles and book chapters in the field, and has co-edited two books on the subject, Alternative Media in Canada and Converging Media, Diverging Politics.

• Introduction1 The Development Context of Canadian Communications Policy: The Economy, the State, and the Regulatory Tradition2 Market, State, Culture: From Telegraphs to Broadcasting3 The CRBC and the Making of the National Radio Broadcasting System4 The CBC and the Entrenchment of Canadian Broadcasting5 Television and Early Postwar Canadian Broadcasting Policy6 The Emergence of the Dual System7 The Capitalization of Canadian Communication and Culture8 The Rise of the Transactional Audience9 Plus ça changeConclusionNotes; Works Cited; Index

David Skinner is an associate professor in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at York University. He has been involved with the media reform movement in Canada for over twenty-five years. He has published numerous articles and book chapters in the field, and has co-edited two books on the subject, Alternative Media in Canada and Converging Media, Diverging Politics.

• Introduction1 The Development Context of Canadian Communications Policy: The Economy, the State, and the Regulatory Tradition2 Market, State, Culture: From Telegraphs to Broadcasting3 The CRBC and the Making of the National Radio Broadcasting System4 The CBC and the Entrenchment of Canadian Broadcasting5 Television and Early Postwar Canadian Broadcasting Policy6 The Emergence of the Dual System7 The Capitalization of Canadian Communication and Culture8 The Rise of the Transactional Audience9 Plus ça changeConclusionNotes; Works Cited; Index