Media & Communications Studies
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From  January 2021: Disability Erased and DistortedFrom: Spin Doctors |
This chapter explores the impacts of Covid-19 on Canadians with disabilities. Loreto discusses the lack of Government aid for people with disabilities during this time. | Nora Loreto | 26 | 2021 | $2.60 Add |
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From July 2020: The Lie of Personal ResponsibilityFrom: Spin Doctors |
In this chapter, Loreto examines the neoliberal politics employed by politicians and the media to encourage a sense of individual responsibility to prevent further spread of the virus. Loreto … | Nora Loreto | 22 | 2021 | $2.20 Add |
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From June 2020: Systemic Racism and COVID-19 SpreadFrom: Spin Doctors |
This chapter explores Covid-19 during June 2020 as well as the Black Lives Matter movement. The response of Canadian politicians and journalists is examined. Loreto discusses how Covid-19 … | Nora Loreto | 26 | 2021 | $2.60 Add |
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From  Konrad von Finckenstein: The Internet, UnboundFrom: Canada Vs California |
This chapter offers a profile on Konrad von Finckenstein the former chair of the Canadian Radio Television and Communications Committee from 2007-2012. In this profile the Author examines von … | Howard Law | 3 | 2024 | $0.30 Add |
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From  @kontar81From: Man at the Airport |
This chapter describes Al Kontar’s plight: no visa, no way home, and no way out of the airport in Kuala Lumpur. He turned to social media to share his story and seek help. | Hassan Al Kontar | 19 | 2021 | $1.90 Add |
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From Leaving SyriaFrom: Man at the Airport |
In this chapter, the author describes his experiences as a law student in Syria, and his first international trip to Abu Dhabi. | Hassan Al Kontar | 5 | 2021 | $0.50 Add |
Man at the AirportHow Social Media Saved My Life: One Syrian's Story |
Man at the Airport explores what it means to be a Syrian, an “illegal” and a refugee. More broadly, it examines the power of social media to amplify individual voices and facilitate … | Hassan Al Kontar | 232 | 2021 | View |
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From March 2020: The Pandemic EmergesFrom: Spin Doctors |
In this chapter, Loreto discusses the first Covid-19 cases in Canada and examines the way Covid-19 was portrayed by politicians and the media during this time. | Nora Loreto | 21 | 2021 | $2.10 Add |
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From March 2021: One Year in Media CutsFrom: Spin Doctors |
In this chapter, Loreto examine why the Canadian media had frequently reported on Covid-19 using the narrative being peddled by the government, without providing any investigative alternatives. … | Nora Loreto | 30 | 2021 | $3.00 Add |
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From Martin Champoux: Getting Things DoneFrom: Canada Vs California |
This profile highlights the acute observations made by Martin Champoux, a former radio host and the only member of the Bloc Quebecois party on the heritage committee. Howard Law highlights the … | Howard Law | 17 | 2024 | $1.70 Add |
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From May 2020: COVID-19 Hits Food Processing IndustriesFrom: Spin Doctors |
This chapter covers how Covid-19 impacted food processing industries. Loreto examines how the workers in grocery stores, factories, and plants were "hailed as frontline heroes and treated as … | Nora Loreto | 21 | 2021 | $2.10 Add |
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From November 2020: The Race for the VaccineFrom: Spin Doctors |
This chapter discusses the Covid-19 vaccine. Loreto examines how the vaccine was introduced by the government and framed in the media, as well as the response of Canadians to the announcement of … | Nora Loreto | 24 | 2021 | $2.40 Add |
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From O CanadaFrom: Man at the Airport |
In the final chapter, Al Kontar writes about his experiences in British Columbia, and his Operation#NotForgotten campaign to aid refugess trapped on Manus and Nauru. | Hassan Al Kontar | 10 | 2021 | $1.00 Add |
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From October 2020: Migrant Workers and COVID-19From: Spin Doctors |
This chapter focuses on how Covid-19 impacted migrant workers in Canada. Loreto discuss the work and living conditions of various farms in Canada during Covid-19, as well as how the government … | Nora Loreto | 23 | 2021 | $2.30 Add |
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From  NEW! One Year InA Hopeful New Normal From: Shadows and Light |
Chapter Four examines the progress made and new challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic one year in by the winter of 2021. Topics discussed include the idea of the ‘New Normal,’ the … | Heather Patterson | 15 | 2022 | $1.50 Add |
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From NEW! Pandemic InsightConnection and Kindness From: Shadows and Light |
Chapter Two focuses on the insight learned from these early experiences of working through these first two waves of the Covid-19 pandemic.Topics discussed include the effects of Covid-19 on … | Heather Patterson | 16 | 2022 | $1.60 Add |
