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Soap Operas for Social Change: Toward a Methodology for Entertainment-Education Television

Westport, Conn.; New York: Praeger (1993), xxii, 143 pp.

Contains 12 tables, 6 graphs, bibliogr. pp. 133-137, index

Series: Media and Society Series

ISBN 0-275-94389-5

Signature commbox: 40-Development 1993

"Following his experiences in the production of soap operas Miguel Sabido of Televisa (Mexico City) developed a theory as well as practical guidelines for entertainment-education soap operas. Such entertainment education soap operas like "Ven conmigo" and "Acompañame" have been very popular in Mexico and other parts of Latin America. Sabido's entertainment-education strategy has also been utilized in countries as India, Kenia, Nigeria, Brasil, Jamaica and Indonesia. The book describes the theory of Sabido, explains how to utilize it in the design of education messages, and explains how the audience effects of this approach can be measured. The author is the International Information Manager at Televisa (Mexico City), where she has worked with Miguel Sabido since 1989. She edits Televisa's semimonthly newsletter about worldwide entertainment-education trends in television and cinema business." (CAMECO Media Forum 3/95)