Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America - (Palgrave Global Media Policy and Business) by M Guerrero & M Márquez-Ramírez

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

"Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America provides a wealth of information on Latin American media systems and ongoing discussions on media reforms. In addition, this book also connects the discussion of reforms with broader questions about journalistic practice, cultural policy and the relationship between national media policies and the public interest." - Global Media and Communication (2015)

About the Author

Manuel Alejandro Guerrero, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico Mireya Márquez-Ramírez, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico Rodrigo Araya, Pontificia Universidad Católica of Valparaíso, Chile Martín Becerra, National University of Quilmes, Argentina José Luis Benítez, Central American University, El Salvador César Ricardo Bolaño, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil Andrés Cañizález, Andrés Bello Catholic University, Venezuela Silvio René Gramajo, Rafael Landívar University, Guatemala Jorge Liotti, Catholic University of Argentina, Argentina Santiago Marino, National University of de Quilmes, Argentina Guillermo Mastrini, National University of de Quilmes, Argentina Carolina Matos, City University London, UK Catalina Montoya, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia Javier Protzel, Universidad del Pacífico of Lima, Peru Stella Puente, Tres de Febrero University, Argentina Víctor Quintanilla Inter-American Association for Environmental Protection, Mexico Silvio Waisbord, George Washington University, USA