1 Media and politics in Latin America: an overview / Elizabeth Fox
2 Nationalism, censorship and transnational control [Argentina] / Elizabeth Fox
3 Mass media and the collapse of a democratic transition in Chile / Calros Catalán
4 Revolution and the press in Peru / Juan Gargurevich and Elizabeth Fox
5 Communication policies in Mexico: an historical paradox of words and action / Rubén Sergio Caletti Kaplan
6 Politics and regional television in Colombia / Elizabeth Fox and Patricia Anzola
7 Communication, the church and social conflict in El Salvador, 1970-80 / Ricardo Sol Arriaza
8 Repression and innovation under authoritarianism [Chile] / María de la Luz Hurtado
9 Dictatorship and transition to democracy: Argentina 1973-86 / Heriberto Muraro
10 Brazilian television: a rapid conversion to the new order / Cesar Guimaraes and Roberto Amaral
11 Media, cultural processes and political systems / Oscar Landi
12 Communication and politics in Uruguay / Roque Faraone and Elizabeth Fox
13 Between memory and illusion: independent video in Brazil / Ingrid Sarti
Bolivian television: when reality surpasses fiction / Raúl Rivadeneira Prada
15 Conclusions / Elizabeth Fox