Media Power in Central America /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rockwell, Rick J., 1958-
Other Authors: Janus, Noreene
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2003]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politique etrangere.
Influence.
Mass-media.
Democratie.
Aspect politique.
Aspect economique.
Economische aspecten.
Politieke aspecten.
Massamedia.
Macht
Medien
Politics and government
Mass media > Political aspects.
Mass media > Economic aspects.
Diplomatic relations.
Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Democratie > Amerique centrale.
Medias > Aspect economique > Amerique centrale.
Medias > Aspect politique > Amerique centrale.
Democracy > Central America.
Mass media > Economic aspects > Central America.
Mass media > Political aspects > Central America.
États-Unis.
Amerique centrale.
Zentralamerika
United States.
Central America.
Amerique centrale > Politique et gouvernement > 1979-
Amerique centrale > Relations exterieures > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > Amerique centrale.
Central America > Politics and government > 1979-
Central America > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Central America.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Honduras and the media oligarchy
  • El Salvador's newly respun corporatism
  • Panama's media civil war
  • The return of the conservatives in Nicaragua
  • Guatemala's struggle with manipulation
  • Costa Rica, the exception that proves the rule
  • State power, the static in the system
  • The threats to Central American journalism
  • Corruption and corporate censorship
  • The postwar evolution.

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