Media movements : civil society and media policy reform in Latin America / María Soledad Segura and Silvio Waisbord.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Segura, María Soledad, 1975- author.

Waisbord, Silvio R. (Silvio Ricardo), 1961- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media policy--Latin America.

Mass media policy.

Mass media--Social aspects--Latin America.

Mass media.

Mass media--Social aspects.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

214 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Zed Books, 2016.

Summary:

Social movements throughout contemporary Latin America are successfully influencing and shaping media policy. In this highly original, detailed, and in-depth study, María Soledad Segura and Silvio Waisbord scrutinize the goals, tactics, and impact of civic media movements across the region, demonstrating the full extent of media activism on domestic policy and politics. Media Movements goes beyond simple conceptions of the national versus the global to reveal the complicated process of media policy-making, and to evaluate the significance of local political elites and citizens, global actors, and legal frameworks, With success rates varying across the region, the authors offer an assessment of the impact of citizens' mobilization on policy-making, as well as the effects of legislation on ownership, funding, and community, non-profit, and public media. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Limited pluralism and "elite-captured" policies 15

2 The field of media activism: organizations and demands 39

3 Strategies 62

4 Policy reforms 84

5 Political opportunities 103

6 Why transnational activism matters 124

7 Policy implementation 149.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781783604623

178360462X

9781783604630

1783604638

OCLC:

956952707