Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America [Hardcover]

Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America proposes, tests and analyses the liberal captured model. It explores to what extent to which globalisation, marketization, commercialism, regional bodies and the nation State redefine the media's role in Latin American societies.Contents List of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Preface Introduction: Communications Policies and Media Systems in the Age of (anti) Neoliberal Politics; Mireya M?rquez-Ram?rez and Manuel Alejandro Guerrero 1. Latin America Media and the Limitations of the 'Globalization' Paradigm; Silvio Waisbord 2. The 'Liberal-Captured' Model of Media Systems in Latin America; Manuel Alejandro Guerrero 3. In Search of a model for the Colombian Media System Today; Catalina Montoya Londo?o 4. Media Systems and Political Action in Peru; Javier Protzel 5. The Complex Relationship Between the Media and the Political System in Argentina: From Co-Option to Polarization; Jorge Liotti 6. Pluralism, Digitalization and the Contemporary Challenges of Media Policy in El Salvador; Jos? Luis Ben?tez 7. Media and Politicians in Guatemala: A Marriage That Will Last Until Money Do Them Part; Silvio Ren? Gramajo 8. The State in Pursuit of Hegemony over the Media: The Ch?vez Model; Andr?s Ca?iz?lez 9. Clashing Powers in Bolivia: The Tensions Between Evo Morales' Government and the Private Media in Bolivia; V?ctor Quintanilla 10. State Intervention and Market Structures: the New Overview of Argentinian Audio-Visual Sector; Guillermo Mastrini, Mart?n Becerra and Santiago Marino 11. Public Service Broadcasting and Media Reform in Brazil in Comparative Perspective; Carolina Matos 12. Globalization and History in Brazil: Communication, Culture and Development Policies at the Crossroads; C?sar Bola?o 13. The Publishing Industries in Ibero-America: Challenges and Diversity in the Digital World; Stella Puente 14. The Global Notion of Journalism: a Hindrance to the Democratization of the Public Space in Chile; Rol'