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Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America proposes, tests and analyses the liberal captured model. It explores to what extent to which globalisation, marketization, commercialism, regional bodies and the nation State redefine the media´s role in Latin American societies.

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Contents List of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Preface Introduction: Communications Policies and Media Systems in the Age of (anti) Neoliberal Politics; Mireya Márquez-Ramírez and Manuel Alejandro Guerrero 1. Latin America Media and the Limitations of the ´Globalization´ Paradigm; Silvio Waisbord 2. The ´Liberal-Captured´ Model of Media Systems in Latin America; Manuel Alejandro Guerrero 3. In Search of a model for the Colombian Media System Today; Catalina Montoya Londo¤o 4. Media Systems and Political Action in Peru; Javier Protzel 5. The Complex Relationship Between the Media and the Political System in Argentina: From Co-Option to Polarization; Jorge Liotti 6. Pluralism, Digitalization and the Contemporary Challenges of Media Policy in El Salvador; José Luis Benítez 7. Media and Politicians in Guatemala: A Marriage That Will Last Until Money Do Them Part; Silvio René Gramajo 8. The State in Pursuit of Hegemony over the Media: The Chávez Model; Andrés Ca¤izález 9. Clashing Powers in Bolivia: The Tensions Between Evo Morales´ Government and the Private Media in Bolivia; Víctor Quintanilla 10. State Intervention and Market Structures: the New Overview of Argentinian Audio-Visual Sector; Guillermo Mastrini, Martín Becerra and Santiago Marino 11. Public Service Broadcasting and Media Reform in Brazil in Comparative Perspective; Carolina Matos 12. Globalization and History in Brazil: Communication, Culture and Development Policies at the Crossroads; César Bola¤o 13. The Publishing Industries in Ibero-America: Challenges and Diversity in the Digital World; Stella Puente 14. The Global Notion of Journalism: a Hindrance to the Democratization of the Public Space in Chile; Rodrigo Araya 15. Post-Authoritarian Politics in Neoliberal Days: Revising Media and Journalism Transition in Mexico; Mireya Márquez-Ramírez 16. The ´Capture´ of Media Systems, Policies and Industries in Latin America: Concluding Remarks; Manuel Alejandro Guerrero and Mireya Márquez-Ramírez

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"Media Systems and Communication Policies in Latin America provides a wealth of information on Latin American media systems and ongoing discussions on media reforms. In addition, this book also connects the discussion of reforms with broader questions about journalistic practice, cultural policy and the relationship between national media policies and the public interest." - Global Media and Communication (2015)

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