Bridging the Divide between the Press and Civic Society Civic Media Advocacy as “Media Movement” in Latin America

Waisbord, Silvio
Carlsson, Ulla
IAMCR World Congress, Media and Global Dividessv
Department of Journalism, Media and Communication Stockholm Universitysv
2014-11-21T14:30:59Z
2014-11-21T14:30:59Z
2009-06
The gap between the press and civic society has been a paramount concern for media research on Latin America. Press systems in the region have been historically dominated by states and markets. During the past decades, two “media movements” have emerged to strengthen the linkages between the press and civic society: one set of efforts have promoted reforms in media policies, and the other one developed alternative media independently from governments and markets. This chapter examines the rise of “civic media advocacy” as a third “media movement” in the region. Civic media advocacy aims to change news coverage of civic and social problems in the mainstream press. The analysis examines its strategies and political underpinnings and discusses its achievements and limitations. The experience of civic media advocacy in contemporary Latin America offers insights into whether and how civic society can effectively transform journalismsv
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Nordicom Review 30 Jubilee Issue (2009) pp. 105-116sv
978-91-86523-67-1
http://hdl.handle.net/2077/37502
engsv
Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordicomsv
Nordicom Reviewsv
30 Jubilee Issue 2009sv
Civic societysv
media advocacysv
journalismsv
Latin Americasv
presssv
democracysv
Bridging the Divide between the Press and Civic Society Civic Media Advocacy as “Media Movement” in Latin Americasv
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article, peer reviewed scientificsv

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