ABSTRACT

Using examples of media from a range of countries in Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa including Uruguay, Poland, China, Indonesia, Jordan and Uganda, Media Reform considers the social and cultural implications of a free and independent media.

chapter |8 pages

INTRODUCTION

chapter 1|18 pages

DEMOCRATIC CHANGE

A theoretical perspective

chapter 2|20 pages

CHINA

Media liberalization under authoritarianism

chapter 3|22 pages

UZBEKISTAN

chapter 4|20 pages

INDONESIA

Media and the end of authoritarian rule

chapter 6|26 pages

MEDIA REFORM IN JORDAN

The stop–go transition

chapter 7|22 pages

THE PARTIAL TRANSITION

Ukraine’s post-communist media

chapter 9|23 pages

THE DISENFRANCHISED VOTER

Silences and exclusions in Indian media

chapter 10|29 pages

MEDIA IN TRANSITION

The case of Poland

chapter 11|22 pages

MEDIA REFORM IN URUGUAY

A case study in mature transition

chapter 12|15 pages

CONCLUSION