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Media Power in Central America is the first book in a generation to explore the media landscape in Central America. It captures the political and cultural interplay between the media and those in power in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Nicaragua. Highlighting the subtle strangulation of opposition media voices in the region, the authors show how the years since the guerrilla wars have not yielded the free media systems that some had expected.
Country by country, the authors deal with the specific conditions of government-sponsored media repression, economic censorship, corruption, and consumer trends that shape the political landscape. Challenging the notion of the media as a democratizing force, Media Power in Central America shows how the media are used to block democratic reforms in the region and outlines the difficulties of playing watchdog to rulers who use the media as a tool of power.
Country by country, the authors deal with the specific conditions of government-sponsored media repression, economic censorship, corruption, and consumer trends that shape the political landscape. Challenging the notion of the media as a democratizing force, Media Power in Central America shows how the media are used to block democratic reforms in the region and outlines the difficulties of playing watchdog to rulers who use the media as a tool of power.
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Rockwell is an assistant professor in the School of Communication at American University and has more than twenty years of experience as a working journalist, in both print and broadcast media.
NOREENE JANUS is Communications for Development Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Academy for Educational Development. She has also served as the head of communications research for the Latin American Institute for Transnational Studies in Mexico City.
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NOREENE JANUS is Communications for Development Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Academy for Educational Development. She has also served as the head of communications research for the Latin American Institute for Transnational Studies in Mexico City.
"Media Power in Central America is unique in the field, very readable, and tells an exciting story about the relationship between strong commercial media and authoritarian regimes. Rockwell and Janus provide a valuable description and analysis of the history, politics, culture, and economics of the print and electronic media in the six countries."
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- PublisherUniversity of Illinois Press
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0252028023
- ISBN 13 9780252028021
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- Number of pages276
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Media Power in Central America explores the political and cultural interplay between the media and those in power in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Nicaragua. Highlighting the subtle strangulation of opposition media voices in the region, the authors show how the years since the guerrilla wars have not yielded the free media systems that some had expected. Rick Rockwell and Noreene Janus examine the region country by country and deal with the specific conditions of government-sponsored media repression, economic censorship, corruption, and consumer trends that shape the political landscape. Challenging the notion of the media as a democratizing force, Media Power in Central America shows how governments use the media to block democratic reforms and outlines the difficulties of playing watchdog to rulers who use the media as a tool of power. A readable overview of the media in Central America and its relationship to the region's existing governments. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780252028021
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