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Media power and democratization in Brazil : TV Globo and the dilemmas of political accountability /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Porto, Mauro P. (Mauro Pereira), 1963-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Routledge, 2012.
Series:Routledge advances in internationalizing media studies ; 8.
Subjects:
Rede Globo.
Television and politics > Brazil.
Television in politics > Brazil.
Democratization > Brazil.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Paradigms of democratization and media change
  • Theories of democratization and political representation
  • Media transformation and political accountability in new democracies
  • TV Globo and democratization in Brazil
  • TV Globo's transformation and politics in Brazil
  • Shifts in news coverage of presidential elections
  • Governmental news management and presidential accountability
  • Telenovelas, symbolic representation, and national identity
  • Media accountability movements and the opening of TV Globo
  • Conclusion.