Negotiating democracy [[electronic resource] ] : media tranformations in emerging democracies / / edited by Isaac A. Blankson and Patrick D. Murphy

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910818868903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2007
• ISBN: 0-7914-7935-8; 1-4356-1675-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xi, 285 p. : ill
• Collana: SUNY series in global media studies
• Altri autori (Persone): BlanksonIsaac A; MurphyPatrick D
• Disciplina: 302.2309172/4
• Soggetti: Mass media - Social aspects; Mass media - Political aspects; Democracy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- NEGOTIATING DEMOCRACY -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: Media and Democracy in the Age of Globalization -- PART ONE. Regional Trends in Media and Democracy -- 1. Media Independence and Pluralism in AfricaOpportunities and Challenges of Democratization and Liberalization -- 2. Vestiges of Authoritarianism: Monopoly Broadcasting in Central America -- 3. Emerging Media Transformations in the New Europe: Past and Future Challenges -- PART TWO. State Control, Liberalization,and Democratic Reform -- 4. An Awakening in Cambodia: From Failed State to a Media-Rich Society -- 5. First Democracy in Chinese History: Media's Role in the Democratization of Taiwan -- 6. Nigeria Equivocating while Opening the Broadcast Liberalization Gates -- 7. Media, the State, and the Prodemocracy Movement in Iran -- 8. Transformations and Development of the Korean Broadcasting Media -- PART THREE. Television, Radio,Globalization, and Democracy -- 9. Reality Television, Politics,and Democratization in the Arab World -- 10. Democracy Sponsored by Nafta?Mexican Television in the Free Trade Era -- 11. First Green Is ; Always Gold An Examination of the First Private National Channel in Bulgaria -- 12. Globalization and thePrivatization of Radio in Greece: Influences, Issues, and Consequences -- Notes on the Editors and Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: Explores the relationship between media and democracy against the broader background of globalization.