Comments on Canada's Mass Media and the Aftermath of September 11, 2001.
This paper describes a few developments subsequent to the attacks in America of September 11, 2001, and the American and British decision to attack Afghanistan. As numerous readings explain, situations of political conflict should draw our eye very quickly to the mass media, to the chance of increased influence over how events are depicted in the interest of persuasion, the 'propaganda war' that is forever part of political conflict in our time. Canadians pride themselves on enjoying relatively free media in comparison with the United States or Britain. However, this 'freedom' or access to more accurate reportage seems to be quite debatable at the present time.
