From time to time, FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting commissions research on topics relating to its issue set. FRIENDS also benefits from research papers produced by students at Canadian law schools under the auspices of the Pro Bono Student Canada programme.

Browse Publications

Magic Mirror: YouTube and its Implications for Democracy
June 5, 2008 - Fraser Maclean

Democratic values and the institutions that nurture them
June 5, 2008 - by Matthieu Aikins

'For' and 'Against' Hérouxville: Democracy and the Question of Media Responsibility
May 31, 2007 - by Audrea Lim

Blogging Democracy: The contribution of political blogs to democracy
May 31, 2007 - by Gareth Lewis

Against the Grain - FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting Challenges Conventional Academic Interest Group Theory
April 25, 2007 - by Adam Klevinas

I've Looked at Life from Both Sides Now: The Media in Democracies and Dictatorships
June 1, 2006 - by Joe Goodwill

The Spirit of Democracy
June 1, 2006 - by Jocelyn Gerke

Judging democracy by its weakest link: when here becomes their
March 31, 2005 - by Megan Wennberg

Dalton Camp would never have written like this: The Decline of National Reporting in Canada
March 31, 2005 - by Kurt Peacock

Process and Criteria in Public Broadcasting Governance: Appointments to CBC and CRTC
September 23, 2004 - by Abigail Friendly

The King of Comedy: Reformatting Journalism to Rescue Democracy
March 31, 2004 - by Myles Leslie

Uneasy Coexistence - Maintaining media freedom within the state security paradigm
March 31, 2004 - by Careesa Gee

Democracy as dialogue: how the media influence Canadian democracy
March 31, 2004 - by Danielle Devereaux

Managing the Good Governance Network: Canadian Media Access and Ownership After Convergence
December 01, 2003 - by Chris Hope

EBITDA-mocracy: How Canada's changing media threatens democracy
March 31, 2003 - by Russell Wangersky

Mourning Strangers: The Impact of Emotional Reporting on Public Discourse
March 31, 2003 - by Leslie Vryenhoek

Context and Ideology in the Canadian Media
March 31, 2003 - by Jean Coléno

Chasing Asper: The CRTC's Changing Stance on Convergence Through the Evolution of the Canadian Media Industry
Dec 01, 2002 - by Chris Hope

Follow the Money, Part II: Federal Political Contributions by Canada's Broadcasting Industry, 1993-2000
Feb 04, 2002 - by Friends of Canadian Broadcasting

Follow the Money: Who Paid for Canadian Television, 1990-2000?
October 23, 2001 - by Friends of Canadian Broadcasting

It's Good and We Like It: Quality Television, Made in Canada
Oct 01, 2000 - by Arlan Gates

Leaving Town: An Analysis of Availability and Audience for Locally-Produced Programming
Apr 01, 2000 - by Arlan Gates

Graham Spry: The Father of Canadian Public Broadcasting
Mar 01, 2000 - by David Smith

The Toronto Maple Leafs on Television
Mar 01, 2000 - by Keely Brown

Thoughts on Selecting a New CBC/SRC President
May 01, 1999 - by Ross A. Eaman, School of Journalism & Communication, Carleton University

Potential implications of future WTO negotiations for North American broadcasting
Sep 17, 1998 - by Gus Van Harten

What's On TV? An Analysis of the Availability of Local/Regional and Canadian Programming
Jun 01, 1998 - by Arlan Gates

Appointments to the CBC and CRTC: Criteria and Process
Feb 01, 1998 - by Arlan Gates

Split Screen: Home Entertainment and the New Technologies
Nov 01, 1992 - by David Ellis