03485nam 2200709Ia 450 991095719570332120200520144314.097802520922820252092287(CKB)2670000000369087(EBL)3414264(SSID)ssj0000892053(PQKBManifestationID)11493978(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000892053(PQKBWorkID)10898318(PQKB)10259669(MiAaPQ)EBC3414264(OCoLC)846496113(MdBmJHUP)muse25204(Au-PeEL)EBL3414264(CaPaEBR)ebr10717523(CaONFJC)MIL494876(OCoLC)923497621(Perlego)2382843(EXLCZ)99267000000036908720140710d2003 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMedia power in Central America /Rick J. Rockwell and Noreene Janus1st ed.Urbana University of Illinois Pressc20031 online resource (297 p.)History of communicationDescription based upon print version of record.9780252028021 0252028023 Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-262) and index.Honduras and the media oligarchy -- El Salvador's newly respun corporatism -- Panama's media civil war -- The return of the conservatives in Nicaragua -- Guatemala's struggle with manipulation -- Costa Rica, the exception that proves the rule -- State power, the static in the system -- The threats to Central American journalism -- Corruption and corporate censorship -- The postwar evolution.Media Power in Central America explores the political and cultural interplay between the media and those in power in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Nicaragua. Highlighting the subtle strangulation of opposition media voices in the region, the authors show how the years since the guerrilla wars have not yielded the free media systems that some had expected. Rick Rockwell and Noreene Janus examine the region country by country and deal with the specific conditions of government-sponsored media repression, economic censorship, corruption, and consumer trends that shape the political landscape. Challenging the notion of the media as a democratizing force, Media Power in Central America shows how governments use the media to block democratic reforms and outlines the difficulties of playing watchdog to rulers who use the media as a tool of power. History of communication.Mass mediaPolitical aspectsCentral AmericaMass mediaEconomic aspectsCentral AmericaDemocracyCentral AmericaUnited StatesForeign relationsCentral AmericaCentral AmericaForeign relationsUnited StatesCentral AmericaPolitics and government1979-Mass mediaPolitical aspectsMass mediaEconomic aspectsDemocracy302.23/09728Rockwell Rick J.1958-1805818Janus Noreene1805819MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957195703321Media power in Central America4354636UNINA