Media, Development and Democracy
About this ebook
With fresh portraits of new and traditional media throughout Africa, Latin America and Asia, authors delve into the essential role of the media in developing countries. Case studies illuminate the relationship between the State and the media in Russia, as well as the challenges faced by journalists working in Kurdistan. Further cases reveal bureaucratic censorship of books in Brazil, regulatory dilemmas in Australia, state policies in post-colonial Malawi, and the potential of oral culture for the strengthening of democratic conversation.
Media, Development and Democracy brings the liberal democratic media model into new terrains where some of its core assumptions do not hold. In doing so, the authors' collective voices illuminate pressing issues facing our current global dialogue and our liberal and democratic expectations concerning communications and the media. This essential volume works as a magnifying glass for our current times, forcing us to question what kind of media we want today
About the author
Heloisa Pait is a Fulbright Alumna and tenured Assistant Professor of Sociology at the São Paulo State University Julio de Mesquita Filho. She is also Associate Researcher at the Center for Jewish Studies at the University of São Paulo and Editor of Revista Pasmas, a women's magazine.
Juliana Laet is an independent scholar. She has an MA in the social sciences from the São Paulo State University Julio de Mesquita Filho. She is also a social and environmental activist, developing sustainable products and working with vulnerable communities.
