Negotiating Democracy : Media Transformations in Emerging Democracies

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Explores the relationship between media and democracy against the broader background of globalization.

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List of Figures	p. vii
List of Tables	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction: Media and Democracy in the Age of Globalization	p. 1
Regional Trends in Media and Democracy
Media Independence and Pluralism in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges of Democratization and Liberalization	p. 15
Vestiges of Authoritarianism: Monopoly Broadcasting in Central America	p. 35
Emerging Media Transformations in the New Europe: Past and Future Challenges	p. 51
State Control, Liberalization, and Democratic Reform
An Awakening in Cambodia: From Failed State to a Media-Rich Society	p. 77
First Democracy in Chinese History: Media's Role in the Democratization of Taiwan	p. 99
Nigeria: Equivocating while Opening the Broadcast Liberalization Gates	p. 123
Media, the State, and the Prodemocracy Movement in Iran	p. 143
Transformations and Development of the Korean Broadcasting Media	p. 161
Television, Radio, Globalization, and Democracy
Reality Television, Politics, and Democratization in the Arab World	p. 179
Democracy Sponsored by NAFTA? Mexican Television in the Free Trade Era	p. 199
First Green Is Always Gold: An Examination of the First Private National Channel in Bulgaria	p. 219
Globalization and the Privatization of Radio in Greece: Influences, Issues and Consequences	p. 239
Notes on the Editors and Contributors	p. 259
Index	p. 265
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