"This book looks at the political economy of communication and information, media in development and social change, media theory and practice, international communication technology and communication values and ethics." (Publisher description)
"En este trabajo han sido señalados aspectos puntuales que muestran el deterioro de la posición de los medios de comunicación frente a las esferas de decisión política ligadas al oficialismo [gubernamental]. La posibilidad de informar pluralmente es viable cuando las condiciones económicas, ju
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rídicas, políticas y hasta de seguridad personal, no constriñen ni presionan a los profesionales y empresarios de la comunicación. Pese al reconocimiento de tales condiciones en el Perú, quizá será necesario no solo un orden institucional que permita otros márgenes de acción a los periodistas y empresarios de la comunicación. Dado el desempeño de los medios de comunicación en la campaña [electoral] del 2000, deberán invertir tiempo, recursos y esfuerzo en ganar o recuperar la credibilidad o el prestigio que tuvieron antes de abril del 2000. La inexistencia de tarifas y criterios claros de colocación de publicidad y la postura excluyente de tres canales de televisión de señal abierta favorecieron la candidatura oficialista. Debido a la recesión económica y la estructura de costos de producción los canales de televisión han entrado en una situación financiera muy crítica, y la suma de sus deudas es similar a los ingresos totales que han percibido en 1999. Quienes cobran son principalmente la SUNAT [= autoridad tibutaria peruana] y el Seguro Social y esos pendientes han debilitado la posibilidad de un mínimo equilibrio político en los medios de comunicación." (Conclusiones, página 187-188)
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"Entwickelte sich ab 1990 zunächst ein relativ hoher Grad an Presse- und Meinungsfreiheit, so verfestigte sich mit zunehmender Konsolidierung der postkommunistischen Eliten erneut die Tendenz zu einer eher autoritären staatlichen Medienpolitik. Im Unterschied zu früheren Jahren schlug sich diese
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ab Mitte 1992 vor allem in massiven wirtschaftlichen Restriktionen nieder. Die Bevölkerung hat erneut das Vertrauen in die Medien verloren. Ein tiefgreifender Wandel in der traditionell stark autoritär geprägten politischen Kultur Rußlands scheint vor diesem Hintergrund mittelfristig kaum vorstellbar. Die Frage bleibt, warum es - trotz einer relativ günstigen Ausgangsbasis - nicht gelang, neben der medienrechtlich-nominellen auch die ökonomische Unabhängigkeit der russischen Presse durchzusetzen. Die vorliegende Untersuchung dieser Frage stützt sich auf eine dezidierte Analyse der politischen Akteure und ihrer medienpolitischen Zielvorstellungen, die wesentlich von den wechselnden machtpolitischen Konstellationen geprägt wurden." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"In analyzing Brazilian television, the corporatist framework helps explain how Television Globo has achieved more autonomy and power in government decision making than one might expect in a media system usually described simply as authoritarian. The mixture of corporatism with mass politics is nece
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ssary, however, for understanding how Television Globo's hegemony, combined with that of the state, could still be temporarily undermined by a mass campaign for direct selections and civilian rule. The corporatist model may also be helpful in analyzing the current use of alternative media, particularly videocassette recorders, by opposition groups." (Abstract)
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"Global Information and World Communication emphasizes culture and communication as fundamental to the process of creating understanding among peoples. In addition to reviewing works by communication researchers, he draws on studies conducted in allied areas - among them economics, political science
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, sociology, cultural anthropology, and international relations. Material is based on research and lecture tours in Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. Notes, bibliography and index." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 308)
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"Essays on the political economy of information which show how the management of complex new technological sources dramatically alter the nature of international business, adding a new dimension to trade and posing increased difficulties to developing countries. Authors analyzing the problem and sug
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gesting possible remedies are from South America, Europe and the U.S.A." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 325)
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"Vol.1: Capitalism, Imperialism (1979); Vol.2: Liberation, Socialism. 'Communication and Class Struggle' is an anthology containing more than 120 articles originating in over 50 countries since the mid-nineteenth century which were selected by the editors to explain three interrelated questions abou
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t the mass communication process from the Marxist viewpoint: 1) how communication is conditioned by basic economic, social, ideological and cultural factors; 2) how capitalistic production affects communication practice and theory in bourgeois society; and 3) how the underprivileged and the working classes have reacted in certain countries by developing their own communication theory and practice. Selected bibliography." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 273)
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"The freedom of the press may be affected by economic restrictions, both governmental and private, including action in support of the press — In this survey of press systems throughout the world (various countries and various political systems) the author particularly examines the practice of econ
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omic intervention and the controls exerted on the press in the non-democratic countries — These are the various points dealt with by the author — Private enterprise — The dangers of the concentration of property — Dangers of state intervention — Communist economic control — Thus the author examines the system of the press in relation to the type of power and to the economic situation of the country." (Jean-Marie Van Bol, Abdelfattah Fakhfakh: The use of mass media in the developing countries. Brussels: CIDESA, 1971 Nr. 352, topic code 110.32, 142)
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