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La concentración infocomunicacional en América Latina 2000-2015: Nuevos medios y tecnologías, menos actores
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Martín Becerra, Guillermo Mastrini

Bernal: Universidad Nacional de Quilmes;Observacom (2017), 228 pp.

"Hasta 2014, eran cinco los principales grupos que operaban en la región con capacidad de liderazgo y expansión más allá de las fronteras geográficas y de sectorización industrial: en orden de importancia a partir de su facturación, se trataba de Telefónica, América Móvil, Globo, Televisa ... y Clarín. Por entonces, las dos telefónicas mencionadas se ubicaban en un nivel muy superior al de Globo y Televisa, dado que facturaban diez veces más que los multimedios de Brasil y México. Estos, por su parte, duplicaban los ingresos del Grupo Clarín de Argentina. Desde entonces, hubo modificaciones en la estructuración de estos grupos, nuevas sociedades entre algunos de ellos y fusiones que alteraron su jerarquía económica y que potencian aún más el cuadro de concentración que se documenta en este libro. Cabe destacar que, si se considera solo a Telefónica y América Móvil, estos grupos se encuentran presentes en 18 de los 35 mercados analizados en esta investigación, con participaciones que tienen –al menos– el 30% de los mercados. Si la muestra abarca a los cinco grandes conglomerados de la región, se comprueba que estos están presentes en 28 de los 35 sectores. Pero también se puede apreciar que el tipo de presencia es completamente diferente si se considera a las telefónicas o a los grupos provenientes del sector de medios. Las primeras muestran una presencia secuencial, con dominio sustantivo en la televisión de pago, la telefonía fija y móvil, y la provisión de servicios de acceso a internet. Los grupos de medios tienen una presencia más diversificada, ya que han comenzado el proceso de convergencia hacia el sector de las telecomunicaciones (en especial Televisa y, fuera del lapso del presente estudio, Clarín), pero con una participación acotada a su territorio de origen. De esta forma, las telefónicas son grupos de carácter internacional o panregional con fuerte presencia en la región y una facturación muy superior a la de los grandes grupos de medios. Por su parte, los medios tradicionales han aprovechado su capacidad de influencia en la agenda política para promover sus intereses e iniciar el camino a una diversificación plena (presencia en todos o casi todos los mercados infocomunicacionales) antes que las telefónicas. De cómo se resuelva esta disputa con intereses claramente diferenciados entre medios y telefónicas, dependerá la evolución de la concentración en la región." (Conclusiones, página 193-194) more

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Free Basics in Real Life: Six Case Studies on Facebook’s Internet “on Ramp” Initiative from Africa, Asia and Latin America

Amsterdam: Global Voices (2017), 35 pp.

According to the executive summary "Facebook’s Free Basics program aims to help bridge the digital divide through a mobile-based platform that allows users to connect to a handful of online services free of charge [...] This paper highlights the following findings: Language: Free Basics does not m ... more

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Activismo en red y multitudes conectadas: Comunicación y acción en la era de Internet

Guiomar Rovira

Barcelona; México, DF: Icaria;Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco (2017), 254 pp.

"El uso lúdico y libertario de las tecnologías digitales, iniciado por los primeros programadores y hacktivistas, se ha profundizado en las últimas décadas a partir de experiencias concretas que sorprenden en su irrupción y que contrastan con el desarrollo de estrategias tecnológicas para el c ... more

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Global Information Society Watch 2017: National and Regional Internet Governance Forum Initiatives (NRIs)
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Association for Progressive Communications (APC);International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2017), 249 pp.

"National and Regional Internet Governance Forums (NRIs) are the stars of the 2017 Global Information Society Watch. The story of NRIs began two years after the first global IGF held in 2006. In 2008, stakeholders from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda organised national forums and a subsequent Eas ... more

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Neutralidad de red en América Latina: Reglamentación, aplicación de la ley y perspectivas: Los casos de Chile, Colombia, Brasil y México;Neutralidade de rede na América Latina: Regulamentação, aplicação da lei e perspectivas: Os casos do Chile, Colômbia, Brasil e México

São Paulo: Intervozes (2017), 177 pp.

"Sinteses de las recomendaciones: Incentivar la creación de tecnologías de evaluación del cumplimiento de la neutralidad de red en las capas lógica y de infraestructuras; Incentivar la creación de piezas procesuales de referencia para la creación de jurisprudencia, usando como base tanto el Ma ... more

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Innovative Journalism in Latin America

Teresa Mioli, Ismael Nafría (eds.)

Austin, Tex.: Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas;Open Society Foundations (2017), 86 pp.

"This e-book was first published in Spanish on April 23, 2017 on the occassion of the 10th Ibero-American Colloquium for Digital Journalism organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas at the University of Texas at Austin. The book compiles reports from the series “Innovative Jour ... more

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Inflection Point: Impact, Threats, and Sustainability. A Study of Latin American Digital Media Entrepreneurs
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Janine Warner, Mijal Lastrebner, Dulce Ramos, Jordy Meléndez, Ernesto Aroche, Mauricio Jaramillo, Sérgio Lüdtke, María Eugenia Álvarez et al.

SembraMedia;Omidyar Network (2017), 68 pp.

"The main finding of this study is that digital media entrepreneurs are deeply transforming the way that journalism is conducted and consumed in Latin America. They are not just producing news — they are generators of change, promoting better laws, defending human rights, exposing corruption, and ... fighting abuses of power. They are driven to produce independent news in countries that are highly politically polarized — and some of them are paying a high price for it [...] Nearly half the journalists interviewed for this study reported threats and physical attacks in response to their coverage. More than 20% of the founders and directors we interviewed admitted that they avoided covering certain topics, people, and institutions because of threats and intimidation. Others face punitive lawsuits, cyber-attacks, never-ending audits, and the loss of advertising revenues in retaliation for their coverage. Digital natives in Latin America have an even more important role to play than their counterparts in the over-saturated media markets of the developed world. News ownership is highly concentrated in these countries, and government advertising is frequently used to reward compliant media outlets. Even in the face of these legal, financial, and physical threats, entrepreneurial journalists are building sustainable businesses around quality journalism. The advent of social media and easy-to-use web design tools has made it possible to launch a digital media venture almost entirely on sweat equity. More than 70% of the ventures in this study started with less than $10,000, and more than 10% of those now bring in at least a half million dollars a year in revenues. After analyzing data on traffic, finances, revenue sources, staffing, and years in business, we identified four distinct tiers of business development. Diversified revenue was key to success, especially in the mid tiers, and we found more than 15 distinct revenue sources, including events, training, membership, crowdfunding, and native advertising. More than 65% reported they were earning revenue in at least three ways. In the top tier, where audiences reach more than 20 million visits per month, advertising is the top revenue source, but not the only one. In the mid ranges, there is no dominant business model and diversified revenue sources that combine advertising with audience-driven sources, such as events and crowdfunding, are crucial for sustainability. When we analyzed the lower tiers, we found lots of opportunities for improvement. Despite their dedication to quality journalism, more than 30% brought in less than $10,000 in total revenues in 2016. Broadly speaking, we found two paths to growing these businesses: building audience to drive traffic and advertising, or leveraging the loyalty of the audience to inspire micro-donations and the 15 other ways they are making money." (Executive summary, pages 6-8) more

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International Handbook of Media Literacy Education
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Belinha S. De Abreu, Paul Mihailidis, Alice Y. L. Lee, Jad Melki, Julian McDougall (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2017), xiii, 415 pp.

"At the forefront in its field, this Handbook examines the theoretical, conceptual, pedagogical and methodological development of media literacy education and research around the world. Building on traditional media literacy frameworks in critical analysis, evaluation, and assessment, it incorporate ... more

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Análisis de las narrativas periodísticas sobre las maras en El Salvador

Marlon Hernández-Anzora

San Salvador: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2017), 36 pp.

"Las pandillas no sólo son protagonistas del miedo en los territorios que controlan, sino también en los medios. La alta cantidad de portadas que ganan, así como la avalancha de notas que tratan sobre ellos o les mencionan, así lo demuestran. Al contrastar los datos arrojados por la muestra del ... more

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Bibliografía selecta: La emigración en el cine mexicano desde 1982 hasta hoy

Sofía Forchieri

Berlin: Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut Preußischer Kulturbesitz (2017), 31 pp.

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Veracruz: Journalists and the State of Fear

Artur Lara Romeu, Balbina Flores Martínez et al.

Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2017), 35 pp.

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Pressefreiheit in Mexiko: Kampf um ein Grundrecht

Jana Flörchinger

Berlin: Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (2017), 25 pp.

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Medien - Frauen - Perspektiven

Weltzeit (Deutsche Welle), issue 3 (2017), pp. 10-29

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Adjusting the Lens: Community and Collaborative Video in Mexico

Freya Schiwy, Byrt Wammack Weber

Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press (2017), 273 pp.

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Punto de inflexión: Impacto, amenazas y sustentabilidad. Estudio de emprendedores de medios digitales latinoamericanos
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SembraMedia;Omidyar Network (2017), 68 pp.

"Este estudio es el primer estudio exhaustivo sobre el impacto que tienen emprendedores de medios digitales, los riesgos a los que se enfrentan, y si ha surgido un modelo de negocio viable para el periodismo digital independiente y de calidad. Para llevar a cabo esta investigación, SembraMedia, con ... more

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Freedom on the Net 2017: Manipulating Social Media to Undermine Democracy
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Sanja Kelly, Mai Truong, Adrian Shahbaz, Madeline Earp, Jessica White (eds.)

Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2017), 1060 pp.

"Governments around the world have dramatically increased their efforts to manipulate information on social media over the past year. The Chinese and Russian regimes pioneered the use of surreptitious methods to distort online discussions and suppress dissent more than a decade ago, but the practice ... more

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Examining the Practices That Mexican Journalists Employ to Reduce Risk in a Context of Violence

Sallie Hughes, Mireya Marquez-Ramirez

International Journal of Communication, volume 11 (2017), pp. 499-521

"Research on journalists working in contexts of risk has examined either war correspondents on temporary assignments or the psychological effects of covering traumatic events, usually after the events have ended. Although these studies are important, they fail to account for the growing importance o ... more

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Combatting Cultural ‘nerve Gas’: Maintaining Traditional Media and Culture Through Local Media Production in Australia, Canada and Mexico

Ian Watson

Journal of Alternative and Community Media, volume 2 (2017), pp. 1-13

"In Australia in the 1980s, large numbers of remote Indigenous radio stations were established due to a perception that the introduction of ‘mainstream’ satellite programming in remote areas would act as a form of cultural ‘nerve gas’ (Remedio, 2012: 295) that would threaten ‘the very isol ... more

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Industrias creativas culturales en Panamá: Diagnóstico del sector y relevancia económica

Guillermo Lagarda, Alex Diamond Jennifer Linares (eds.)

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID);INDESA (2017), 107 pp.

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Violence against journalists in the Northern Triangle of Central America

José Luis Benítez

Media Asia, volume 44 (2017), pp. 61-65

"José Luis Benítez provides an overview of the safety situation in Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador." (Abstract)

La concentración infocomunicacional en América Latina 2000-2015: Nuevos medios y tecnologías, menos actores Top Insights

Global Information Society Watch 2017: National and Regional Internet Governance Forum Initiatives (NRIs) Top Insights

Inflection Point: Impact, Threats, and Sustainability. A Study of Latin American Digital Media Entrepreneurs Inspiring Practice

International Handbook of Media Literacy Education Top Insights

Punto de inflexión: Impacto, amenazas y sustentabilidad. Estudio de emprendedores de medios digitales latinoamericanos Top Insights

Freedom on the Net 2017: Manipulating Social Media to Undermine Democracy Top Insights

La concentración infocomunicacional en América Latina 2000-2015: Nuevos medios y tecnologías, menos actores
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Global Information Society Watch 2017: National and Regional Internet Governance Forum Initiatives (NRIs)
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Inflection Point: Impact, Threats, and Sustainability. A Study of Latin American Digital Media Entrepreneurs
Inspiring Practice

International Handbook of Media Literacy Education
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Punto de inflexión: Impacto, amenazas y sustentabilidad. Estudio de emprendedores de medios digitales latinoamericanos
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Freedom on the Net 2017: Manipulating Social Media to Undermine Democracy
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