Negotiating democracy : media tranformations in emerging democracies / edited by Isaac A. Blankson and Patrick D. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blankson, Isaac A.

Murphy, Patrick D.

Series:

SUNY series in global media studies.

SUNY series in global media studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Social aspects--Case studies.

Mass media.

Mass media--Political aspects--Case studies.

Democracy--Case studies.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

xi, 285 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explores the relationship between media and democracy against the broader background of globalization.

Contents:

Intro

NEGOTIATING DEMOCRACY

Contents

Figures

Tables

Acknowledgments

INTRODUCTION: Media and Democracy in the Age of Globalization

PART ONE. Regional Trends in Media and Democracy

1. Media Independence and Pluralism in AfricaOpportunities and Challenges of Democratization and Liberalization

2. Vestiges of Authoritarianism: Monopoly Broadcasting in Central America

3. Emerging Media Transformations in the New Europe: Past and Future Challenges

PART TWO. State Control, Liberalization,and Democratic Reform

4. An Awakening in Cambodia: From Failed State to a Media-Rich Society

5. First Democracy in Chinese History: Media's Role in the Democratization of Taiwan

6. Nigeria Equivocating while Opening the Broadcast Liberalization Gates

7. Media, the State, and the Prodemocracy Movement in Iran

8. Transformations and Development of the Korean Broadcasting Media

PART THREE. Television, Radio,Globalization, and Democracy

9. Reality Television, Politics,and Democratization in the Arab World

10. Democracy Sponsored by Nafta?Mexican Television in the Free Trade Era

11. First Green Is Always Gold An Examination of the First Private National Channel in Bulgaria

12. Globalization and thePrivatization of Radio in Greece: Influences, Issues, and Consequences

Notes on the Editors and Contributors

Index

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780791479353

0791479358

9781435616752

1435616758

OCLC:

190676913