The country that does not fit. Policies of citizen access to public audiovisual systems in South America

This article proposes a comparative reading on the changes in media systems that were conducted in seven countries in South America in the last decade which makes possible a creation or re-emergency of state or public media. In seeking to identify traits of a Latin American model of public media, we were particularly interested in analysing public access policies that every national system proposes as a way for greater plurality of voices and increased participation modes. We work considering three variables: funding, content and control of the media by citizens. Results show a scrappy process and that despite progress in some areas, there is a strong state dependence of public media and public access are not fully exercised.

• Main Author: Monje, Daniela Inés (author)
• Format: article
• Language: spa
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: media; public; citizenship; legislation; comparison; medios de comunicación; público; ciudadanía; legislación; comparación; Investigación y política de la comunicación; mídia; publico; cidadania; legislação; comparação
• Online Access: https://revistachasqui.org/index.php/chasqui/article/view/2505