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The News Media in Puerto Rico offers a synopsis as well as a
critical analysis of the Island's news media system, with emphasis
on the political and economic factors that most influence how the
media operate. The authors also document the impact of Hurricane
Maria on the media structures and the changing media landscape
given the political, economic and colonial strictures. Building on
interviews with news media professionals, the book further presents
detailed insights about journalism and journalism education in
these times of crises. The final chapters include theoretical
frameworks and methodological guidelines for the analysis of other
colonial, post-colonial and neo-colonial media systems, with
research recommendations valuable for future studies of the
Island's media as well as for cross-national comparisons. This book
will be an essential read for students and scholars interested in
learning not only about the Puerto Rican and Latin American mass
media, but also the media systems of other colonial/neo-colonial
countries.
The News Media in Puerto Rico offers a synopsis as well as a
critical analysis of the Island's news media system, with emphasis
on the political and economic factors that most influence how the
media operate. The authors also document the impact of Hurricane
Maria on the media structures and the changing media landscape
given the political, economic and colonial strictures. Building on
interviews with news media professionals, the book further presents
detailed insights about journalism and journalism education in
these times of crises. The final chapters include theoretical
frameworks and methodological guidelines for the analysis of other
colonial, post-colonial and neo-colonial media systems, with
research recommendations valuable for future studies of the
Island's media as well as for cross-national comparisons. This book
will be an essential read for students and scholars interested in
learning not only about the Puerto Rican and Latin American mass
media, but also the media systems of other colonial/neo-colonial
countries.
Developing News sets out to describe how development is articulated
in the news and used by newspeople as an analytical category to
explain the world. It is about examining development as a discourse
that is based on the harmful contrast between the developed and the
developing (or the underdeveloped) and that sets the boundaries for
what is permissible to say. Jairo Lugo-Ocando and An Nguyen begin
by discussing the news coverage of development that emerged as a
news category for newspapers and broadcasters after World War II.
They move on to examine the way development has been reported by
the mainstream media, exploring the rationales and ideologies that
determined and continue to define the way the media think about and
represent development in the news. In doing so, the authors
contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between
the news agenda, news sources and the development policies that are
set in the centres of power. This book is ideal for those studying
and researching and studying issues to do with journalism and the
"Third World". It may also be relevant for those students taking
courses in global or international journalism, media and democracy,
development studies or international politics. Above all, it is an
invitation for journalists to rethink their own practice in
representing international development and its component.
Developing News sets out to describe how development is articulated
in the news and used by newspeople as an analytical category to
explain the world. It is about examining development as a discourse
that is based on the harmful contrast between the developed and the
developing (or the underdeveloped) and that sets the boundaries for
what is permissible to say. Jairo Lugo-Ocando and An Nguyen begin
by discussing the news coverage of development that emerged as a
news category for newspapers and broadcasters after World War II.
They move on to examine the way development has been reported by
the mainstream media, exploring the rationales and ideologies that
determined and continue to define the way the media think about and
represent development in the news. In doing so, the authors
contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between
the news agenda, news sources and the development policies that are
set in the centres of power. This book is ideal for those studying
and researching and studying issues to do with journalism and the
"Third World". It may also be relevant for those students taking
courses in global or international journalism, media and democracy,
development studies or international politics. Above all, it is an
invitation for journalists to rethink their own practice in
representing international development and its component.
This book examines the main issues and challenges that science
journalism faces in the MENA region while analyzing how journalists
in these countries cover science and engage with scientists. Most
countries in the Middle East and North Africa region have set an
ambitious goal for 2030: to transform their societies and become
knowledge economies. This means modernizing institutions and
encouraging people to embrace Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics as part of their daily lives. This books claims that
the main vehicle to achieve this goal is science news reporting, as
it continues to be the main platform to disseminate scientific
knowledge to the general public. Simultaneously, it is also poorly
equipped to achieve this task. Interviewing dozens of journalists,
the authors looked at specific areas such as the gender divide and
its effects on science news reporting as well as the role of
religion and culture in shaping journalism as a political
institution. The authors conclude that traditional normative
assumptions as to why science reporting does not live up to
expectations need to be reviewed in light of other more structural
problems such as lack of skills and specialization in science
communication in the region. In so doing, the book sets out to
understand the past, present and future of science news in one of
the most challenging regions in the world for journalists.
Poverty, it seems, is a constant in today's news, usually the
result of famine, exclusion or conflict. In Blaming the Victim,
Jairo Lugo-Ocando sets out to deconstruct and reconsider the
variety of ways in which the global news media misrepresent and
decontextualise the causes and consequences of poverty worldwide.
The result is that the fundamental determinant of poverty -
inequality - is removed from their accounts. The books asks many
biting questions. When - and how - does poverty become newsworthy?
How does ideology come into play when determining the ways in which
'poverty' is constructed in newsrooms - and how do the resulting
narratives frame the issue? And why do so many journalists and news
editors tend to obscure the structural causes of poverty? In
analysing the processes of news production and presentation around
the world, Lugo-Ocando reveals that the news-makers' agendas are
often as problematic as the geopolitics they seek to represent.
This groundbreaking study reframes the ways in which we can think
and write about the enduring global injustice of poverty.
This book offers a comparative exploration of how journalists
across different newsrooms around the world access and interpret
statistics when producing stories related to crime. Looking at the
nature of news sources regularly used by journalists, Lugo-Ocando
analyses how these numbers are used to report crime. As the author
argues, far from being straightforward, the relationship between
numbers and journalists in the context of crime reporting is
complex, and at times, problematic. Because the reporting of crime
statistics impacts upon policymaking, we need to better understand
how these statistics are used and reported in order to improve the
process of decision. Finally, Lugo-Ocando maintains that the only
way to create a fairer justice system and a better-informed general
public is by improving the way crime is covered in the news. A
compelling and informed text, this book will be of interest to
scholars and students of criminology and journalism alike.
Foreign Aid and Journalism in the Global South: A Mouthpiece for
Truth examines the way in which foreign aid has shaped professional
ideologies of journalism as part of systematic and orchestrated
efforts since the beginning of the twentieth century to shape
journalism as a political institution of the Global South. Foreign
aid pushed for cultural convergence around a set of ideologies as a
way of exporting ideology and expanding markets, reflecting the
market society along with the expansion of U.S. power and culture
across the globe. Jairo Lugo-Ocando argues that these policies were
not confined to the Cold War and were not a purely modern
phenomenon; today's journalism grammar was not invented in one
place and spread to the rest, but was instead a forced colonial and
post-colonial nation-building exercise that reflected both
imposition and contestation to these attempts. As a result,
Lugo-Ocando claims, journalism grammar and ideology differ between
societies in the Global South, regardless of claims of
universality. Scholars of journalism, international relations,
Latin American Studies, and history will find this book
particularly useful.
This edited book aims at bringing together a range of contemporary
expertise that can shed light on the relationship between media
pluralism in Latin America and processes of democratization and
social justice. In doing so, the authors of the book provide
empirically grounded theoretical insight into the extent to which
questions about media pluralism-broadly understood as the striving
for diverse and inclusive media spheres-are an essential part of
scholarly debates on democratic governance. The rise in recent
years of authoritarianism, populism and nationalism, both in
fragile and stable democratic systems, makes media pluralism an
intellectual and empirical cornerstone of any debate about the
future of democratic governance around the world. This book-useful
for students and researchers on topics such as Media,
Communications, Latin American Studies and Politics-aims to make a
contribution to such debate by approaching some pressing questions
about the relationship of Latin American governments with media
structures, journalistic practices, the communication capabilities
of vulnerable populations and the expressive opportunities of the
general public.
This edited book aims at bringing together a range of contemporary
expertise that can shed light on the relationship between media
pluralism in Latin America and processes of democratization and
social justice. In doing so, the authors of the book provide
empirically grounded theoretical insight into the extent to which
questions about media pluralism-broadly understood as the striving
for diverse and inclusive media spheres-are an essential part of
scholarly debates on democratic governance. The rise in recent
years of authoritarianism, populism and nationalism, both in
fragile and stable democratic systems, makes media pluralism an
intellectual and empirical cornerstone of any debate about the
future of democratic governance around the world. This book-useful
for students and researchers on topics such as Media,
Communications, Latin American Studies and Politics-aims to make a
contribution to such debate by approaching some pressing questions
about the relationship of Latin American governments with media
structures, journalistic practices, the communication capabilities
of vulnerable populations and the expressive opportunities of the
general public.
Foreign Aid and Journalism in the Global South: A Mouthpiece for
Truth examines the way in which foreign aid has shaped professional
ideologies of journalism as part of systematic and orchestrated
efforts since the beginning of the twentieth century to shape
journalism as a political institution of the Global South. Foreign
aid pushed for cultural convergence around a set of ideologies as a
way of exporting ideology and expanding markets, reflecting the
market society along with the expansion of U.S. power and culture
across the globe. Jairo Lugo-Ocando argues that these policies were
not confined to the Cold War and were not a purely modern
phenomenon; today's journalism grammar was not invented in one
place and spread to the rest, but was instead a forced colonial and
post-colonial nation-building exercise that reflected both
imposition and contestation to these attempts. As a result,
Lugo-Ocando claims, journalism grammar and ideology differ between
societies in the Global South, regardless of claims of
universality. Scholars of journalism, international relations,
Latin American Studies, and history will find this book
particularly useful.
Poor News examines the way discourses of poverty are articulated in
the news media by incorporating specific narratives and definers
that bring about certain ideological worldviews. This happens, the
authors claim, because journalists and news editors make use of a
set of information strategies while accessing certain sources
within specific social and political dynamics. The book looks at
the case of the news media in Britain since the industrial
revolution and produces a historical account of how these media
discourses came into play. The main thesis is that there have been
different historical cycles that reflect particular hegemonic ideas
of each period. Consequently, the role of mainstream journalism has
been a subservient one for existing elites when it comes to the
propagation of dominant ideas.
Poor News examines the way discourses of poverty are articulated in
the news media by incorporating specific narratives and definers
that bring about certain ideological worldviews. This happens, the
authors claim, because journalists and news editors make use of a
set of information strategies while accessing certain sources
within specific social and political dynamics. The book looks at
the case of the news media in Britain since the industrial
revolution and produces a historical account of how these media
discourses came into play. The main thesis is that there have been
different historical cycles that reflect particular hegemonic ideas
of each period. Consequently, the role of mainstream journalism has
been a subservient one for existing elites when it comes to the
propagation of dominant ideas.
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