| Media Movements: Civil Society and Media Policy Reform in Latin America Contributor(s): Segura, María Soledad (Author), Waisbord, Silvio (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783604638 ISBN-13: 9781783604630 Publisher: Zed Books OUR PRICE: $113.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Caribbean & Latin American - Political Science | Public Policy - Communication Policy - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.95 lbs) 220 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: *Winner of the AEJMC-Knudson Latin America Prize 2017* Social movements throughout contemporary Latin America are successfully influencing and shaping media policy. In this highly original, detailed, and in-depth study, Silvio Waisbord and Mar a Soledad Segura 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, community media, non-profit media, and public media. |
Contributor Bio(s): Segura, Maria Soledad: - María Soledad Segura is faculty member of the Escuela de Ciencias de la Información of Universidad Nacional de Córdoba and a researcher at Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas of Argentina.Waisbord, Silvio: - Silvio Waisbord is professor of media and public affairs at George Washington University. |