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"After carefully analyzing different models of media systems existing in the scientific literature, including the three models proposed by Halin and Mancini (2004), the author concludes that none of them applies to the Haitian case. In this perspective, he presents a new theoretical model of a media system called: the model of the precarious system of democratic transition. It is based on a dozen fundamental parameters that characterize the Haitian media system and the environment in which it operates. This is a significant contribution to advancing knowledge in media studies and public communication in general. His study confirms the limitations of media system models resulting from Halin and Mancini's comparative studies of the media systems of 18 Western countries. This book is a real reference document that gives a reading grid to analyze the media systems of non-Western countries, particularly African or Latin American countries, which have characteristics similar to that of Haiti"--