Richard Stursberg draws on decades of experience in Canada's cultural sector to chart how the nation's newsrooms, broadcasters and film industries were created and how they are being reshaped by large global digital platforms such as Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google.

He argues that advertising and audience attention have largely shifted to these platforms, leaving independent Canadian media vulnerable. Stursberg assesses recent closures and consolidations and lays out practical policy options governments can pursue to sustain Canadian voices in news and screen culture.

Concise and policy-focused, the book is aimed at readers interested in media, cultural policy, journalism and Canadian public life. 224 pages.

• History of Canada's cultural industries
• Impact of major digital platforms on news and entertainment
• Policy proposals to support Canadian media and creators

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