Item – Thèses Canada

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Numéro d'OCLC
46574146
Auteur
Devlin, Nicholas E.,1971-
Titre
Ink and liberty : newspaper ownership concentration and freedom of the press under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Diplôme
LL. M. -- University of Toronto, 1998
Éditeur
Ottawa : National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, [1999]
Description
3 microfiches.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references.
Résumé
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees "everyone" the right to freedom of the press. The Canadian daily newspaper industry, however, is controlled by a small group of extremely powerful owners, whose control is concentrated to unprecedented levels. For much of the last half of this century, concerned voices have been asserting that this concentration threatens to diminish the vibrancy and diversity of the press, endangering the legitimacy of our democratic systems. This thesis asks whether legislated limits on the concentration of newspaper ownership would be consistent with the Charter's guarantee of freedom of the press, and concludes that it would. Emphasizing the intrinsic link between democracy and the functions of a free press, they proposes a scheme of legislation which protects and promotes a full, open, and accurate community of information and opinion, while checking the potential abuses flowing from excessive concentration of ownership.
ISBN
0612341550
9780612341555