In this book, Porto analyzes the role of TV Globo in the democratization of Brazil. TV Globo,
one of the world's largest media conglomerates, has a dominant position in Brazil's …

Contemporary populism in Latin America suggests that normative arguments about the
relation between journalism and democracy are premised on contrasting models of media …

The media hold democratically elected leaders accountable by exposing corruption and
policy failures. Although many politicians accept media criticism as intrinsic to liberal …

Abstract The media in Latin America are characterized by an extremely high level of market
concentration, resulting in the representation of a narrow set of perspectives. Movements …

Amplamente difundidos na linguagem da vida cotidiana, o termo pop e expressões dele
derivadas (cultura pop, música pop, dentre outras) se tornaram recentemente objetos de …

Esse artigo fundamenta a hipótese de que o jornalismo brasileiro demonstra uma forma
particular de uma tendência global de crescente perda de centralidade do padrão catch-all …

Abstract In both Brazil and South Africa, mainstream media sustain an uneasy relationship
with left-wing governments. Conventional wisdom holds that this problem reflects the …

BACKGROUND AND REVIEW OF THE RELEVANT LITERATURE Two broad frameworks,
although not necessarily mutually exclusive categories, have been applied to understand …

Abstract The Arab Spring represents a breaking point in the cooperation between the pan-
Latin American satellite television TeleSUR and Al-Jazeera. Even if in February TeleSUR …

This article analyzes the long tradition of Venezuelan populist and authoritarian presidents
who use media to advance their agendas and promote their cults of personality. In Latin …