Zed Books
Social movements throughout contemporary Latin America are successfully influencing and shaping media policy. In this highly original, detailed and in depth study, María Soledad Segura and Silvio Waisbord 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. Offering both a historical perspective on media and civil society and an in-depth analysis of the contemporary situation, 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. A fascinating analysis of the media in Latin America today.
