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Canadian Communications Policy
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Date: Sat, 20 Jul 1996 01:09:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Shawn W. Yerxa"
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Your are invited to join a new academic focused mailing list for those interested or working in Canadian Communications Policy.
CAN-COM
Can-com is intended to facilitate the distribution of relevant and timely scholarly material. See below for a more specific description of the focus and operation of the list.
Should you wish to subscribe to can-com:
send a message to: majordomo@lglobal.com stating (in the body of the message): subscribe can-com
You will receive more detailed instructions upon subscribing.
Should you require more information or assistance please contact the list owner: Shawn Yerxa: swyerxa@ccs.carleton.ca
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CANADIAN COMMUNICATIONS POLICY MAILING LIST (can-com)
This list has been established to provide a forum for scholarly discussion and distribution of information regarding Canadian communications policy. This list is made possible by the donation of facilities by Jesse Hirsh of Local GlobalAccess Inc. (jesse@lglobal.com), a Toronto based Internet service provider, and the volunteer time of myself, Shawn Yerxa (swyerxa@ccs.carleton.ca), as list owner (operator).
Impetus:
Work on communications policy is interdisciplinary and international. Academic journals necessarily have a slow road to press. After considerable involvement with communications policy, both as a student and activist, I have found the lack of a timely and central forum for exchanging relevant information an obstacle. With the establishment of this list I hope to help overcome that obstacle for myself and others interested in communications policy.
Objectives and scope:
The objective of can-com is to facilitate the creation and exchange of information and thought about communications policy in Canada. The specific content of the can-com list will remain fluid. Such fluidity will hopefully allow the participants to take the list where it needs to be to serve their interests. As an initial guideline, I suggest that appropriate content would be comprised of, but not limited, to: book reviews; notices (book publications, book and journal contents, conference announcements, government documents); monitoring of policy and regulatory forums and events; requests for help; and, discussion.
The scope of can-com is broad. I earlier solicited what I believe to be sage advice from several scholars. They suggested that the mandate for the list not expand to the point where it becomes to general or unworkable. In response I have chosen to keep a broad definition of communication policy and limit the subject matter geographically, to Canada. However, while limited to Canada, I hope that the list will draw participants from around the world. Beyond the obvious relevance of work in other countries, communications policy is increasingly an international concern. As such we have much to share with each other.
Communications policy is broadly interpreted and includes: telecommunications, broadcasting, access to information, privacy, cultural policy, inter-governmental affairs, public administration, and related aspects of social policy, employment, science and technology, and research and development. Study of these areas crosses every discipline, particularly: political economy, public administration, political science, sociology, international relations, law, economics, engineering.
Constraints:
The only constraints placed on the list are: limited subscription and charity. I have required that subscription to the list be subject to approval and access to the list restricted. I will, however, occasionally post the list for participants. In other words, everyone on the list will know who is subscribed but that information will not be publicly available. This feature, it is hoped, will allow a more open discussion, facilitate introductions, and a degree of confidence. Beyond this, the list is open for free and critical discussion. I will not hesitate, however, to remove from the list subscribers who use discriminatory, harassing, or mean spirited language. Criticism presupposes charity.
Archives:
I hope that the list, over time, will generate a substantial amount of reference material (bibliographies, suggested readings, reviews, etc.). The contents of the list will be archived. The location of and information for accessing the archives will be made available to list members once it has been established.
Problems:
If problems arise or you are in need of assistance please contact the list operator: Shawn Yerxa (swyerxa@ccs.carleton.ca).
Thank you. swy.
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