David Taras is a professor and Ralph Klein Chair in Media Studies at Mount Royal University.

This is a provocative book that should be considered must reading for anyone concerned about the forces that shape the way news is delivered in Canada.- Maclean's

• Acknowledgements Putting the Media Under the Spotlight Media, Citizens and Democracy Convergence and the High Waves of Media Change Fragmentation Bombs: The New Media and the Erosion of Public Life Chilled to the Bone: The Crisis of Public Broadcasting The Worst Assignment: Reporting National Unity Bringing You Hollywood: Private Broadcasters and the Public Interest The Winds of Right-Wing Change in Canadian Journalism Confronting the Future Notes

David Taras is a professor and Ralph Klein Chair in Media Studies at Mount Royal University.

This is a provocative book that should be considered must reading for anyone concerned about the forces that shape the way news is delivered in Canada.- Maclean's

• Acknowledgements Putting the Media Under the Spotlight Media, Citizens and Democracy Convergence and the High Waves of Media Change Fragmentation Bombs: The New Media and the Erosion of Public Life Chilled to the Bone: The Crisis of Public Broadcasting The Worst Assignment: Reporting National Unity Bringing You Hollywood: Private Broadcasters and the Public Interest The Winds of Right-Wing Change in Canadian Journalism Confronting the Future Notes

David Taras is a professor and Ralph Klein Chair in Media Studies at Mount Royal University.

This is a provocative book that should be considered must reading for anyone concerned about the forces that shape the way news is delivered in Canada.- Maclean's

• Acknowledgements Putting the Media Under the Spotlight Media, Citizens and Democracy Convergence and the High Waves of Media Change Fragmentation Bombs: The New Media and the Erosion of Public Life Chilled to the Bone: The Crisis of Public Broadcasting The Worst Assignment: Reporting National Unity Bringing You Hollywood: Private Broadcasters and the Public Interest The Winds of Right-Wing Change in Canadian Journalism Confronting the Future Notes