The end of the CBC?

Responsibility: David Taras and Christopher Waddell
Publication: Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2020]
Copyright notice: ©2020
Physical description: x, 223 pages ; 24 cm

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Creators/Contributors

Author/Creator: Taras, David, 1950- author.
Contributor: Waddell, Christopher, 1952- author.

Contents/Summary

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents

Preface
1. Introduction
2. Lost Horizons
3. The Politics of Resentment and Neglect
4. The CBC in the Digital Storm
5. The Collapse of Sports and News
6. The Trials and Triumphs of the CBC's Online World
7. More Dashed Hopes
8. Reinvent the CBC or Allow It to Die
Notes Bibiography Index.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)

Summary

The End of the CBC? is about three overlapping crises: the crisis that has enveloped the CBC, the crisis of news, and the crisis of democracy. The emergence of platforms such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Netflix, the hyper-targeting of individual users through data analytics, the development of narrow online identity communities, and the rise of an attention economy have changed the media landscape in dramatic ways. Describing the failure of successive governments to address problems faced by the public broadcaster, this book explains how the CBC lost its place in sports, drama, and entertainment. Taras and Waddell propose a way forward for the CBC - one in which the corporation concentrates its resources on news and current affairs and re-establishes a reputation for depth and quality.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)