Political communication, news and journalism and the effects of new information technologies on politics and society.
Teaching Interests:
Mass Media and Democracy
Current Courses:
COMS 627
Books:
Professor Taras has written extensively on the Canadian mass media and on Canadian politics. He is the author of The Newsmakers: The Media’s Influence on Canadian Politics, Power & Betrayal in the Canadian Media and co-author of The Last Word: Media Coverage of the Supreme Court of Canada. He is also co-editor of How Canadians Communicate and A Passion for Identity: Canadian Studies for the 21st Century among other works.
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(403) 220-7575
dtaras@ucalgary.ca
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