"Mattelart is one of the best exponents of the Marxist viewpoint in relation to developing nations. 'Communicating in Popular Nicaragua' is a critical anthology of 12 articles by authors from Nicaragua and the United States who give a Marxian analysis of numerous aspects of communication, broadly defined to include mural expression and literary and social movements as well as the more traditional journalism, the press, radio, film and video. A number of the articles are published here for the first time. In conclusion is a bibliography of "Left" studies on the media and culture in Nicaragua and Latin America in general." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 271)

"This book is valuable because it documents the process of new popularly based communication institutions and communication culture that is taking shape in Sandinista Nicaragua in spite of enormous difficulties [...] Part III, 'Social Movements and Popular Participation', describes some of the experiences of people's communication that are socialist in inspiration but typically Latin American". (Review by Robert A. White, in: Media, Culture and Society, vol.10, nr.4, oct.1988)