Four Theories of the Press: 60 Years and Counting

ISBN-13: 9780367889456 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 122 str.

Maira T. Vaca-Baqueiro

Opis

In searching for clarification about current discrepancies between democracies and media’s distinctive structures or purposes, Four Theories of the Press: 60 Years and Counting puts forward an alternative premise: the political-media complex.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Four Theories of the Press and Its Legacy  2. Beyond the Dichotomy: Authoritarianism vs. Democracy  3. Thinking Institutionally About Politics and the Media: Why and How  4. The Political- Media Complex at Work: A New Perspective on The Study of Transitional Democracies  Conclusions

O autorze

Maira T. Vaca-Baqueiro is an associate professor at the Communications Department of Universidad Iberoamericana, in Mexico City, where she teaches courses on media and democracy, public opinion, political communication, and her real passion, research design and methods. She holds a PhD in Media and Communications from the London School of Economics in the United Kingdom, and a MA in International Relations from Syracuse University in the U.S. As seen in this book, her current research focuses on the relationship between political regimes and media systems beyond traditional paradigms.