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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

Country by country, the authors 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 the media are used to block democratic reforms in the region and outlines the difficulties of playing watchdog to rulers who use the media as a tool of power. [from publisher's advertisement].

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. Latin Politics, Global Media -- CHAPTER TWO. Transforming Television in Argentina: Market Development and Policy Reform in the 1990s -- CHAPTER THREE. Mass Media in Brazil: Modernization to Prevent Change -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Triumph of the Media Elite in Postwar Central America -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Reform of National Television in Chile -- CHAPTER SIX. The Colombian Media: Modes and Perspective in Television -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Mexico: The Fox Factor -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Mexico and Brazil: The Aging Dynasties -- CHAPTER NINE. The Transitional Labyrinth in an Emerging Democracy: Broadcasting Policies in Paraguay -- CHAPTER TEN. Peruvian Media in the 1990s: From Deregulation to Reorganization -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. Television and the New Uruguayan State -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Venezuela and the Media: The New Paradigm -- References -- Contributors -- Index