jim@sivax.UUCP (Jim Boman) (02/10/86)
THE WHAT I MEANT WAS DEPARTMENT: What I meant was....when I mad e the comment about the Canadian media being "controlled" was this: Any time the government tries to control ANY aspect of the media, that media is in effect, controlled. To clarify: Canadian news is NOT controlled. Canadian entertainment IS. The Canadian Radio and Television Commission acts as a watchdog agency over the Canadian print and electronic media to ensure that they follow the "Canadian Content" regulations. Basically that states that a certain percentage of all broad- cast time must have Canadian Content.....that means, for example, that say 30% of songs on a radio station must be written by, sung by, produced by etc. a Canadian. Candians put up with that type of control. Would you put up with the same regulations regarding your news? What's this have to do with space? Nothing, but due to the deluge of mail I received, I thought replying here was appropriate. Jim Bauman sivax