August 1, 2016
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#145 Why You Can’t Set a TV Show in Canada
Media scholar Karen Burrows discusses the impact on our power as media consumers.
Jesse Brown
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Katie Jensen
Freelance Producer
Canada is a generic, blank slate for American television production. Dozens of shows are filmed here and slapped with American license plates and street names. Media scholar Karen Burrows discusses the impact on our power as media consumers.

Read Karen Burrows’s Twitter essay about Canadian television.

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