Media Power And Democratization In Brazil: Tv Globo And The Dilemmas Of Political Accountability (routledge Advances In Internationalizing Media Studies)

In this book, Porto analyzes the role of TV Globo in the democratization of Brazil. TV Globo, one of the world's largest media conglomerates, has a dominant position in Brazil's communications landscape. It also exports telenovelas to more than 130 countries and has established joint ventures with transnational media conglomerates. Beginning in the mid-1990s, TV Globo began a process of "opening," replacing its authoritarian model of journalism with a more independent reporting style. Representations of Brazil in prime time telenovelas have also shifted. Given this shift, Porto considers some of the following questions: •What explains these changes in Brazil's most powerful media company? •How are they related to processes of political and social democratization? •How did TV Globo's opening affect Brazil's emerging democracy, especially in terms of the quality of political accountability mechanisms? Porto uses the Brazilian case of TV Globo to analyze the larger links between democratization, civil society mobilization, and media change in transitional societies. Cover Title Copyright Dedication Contents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction PART I Paradigms of Democratization and Media Change 1 Theories of Democratization and Political Representation 2 Media Transformation and Political Accountability in New Democracies PART II TV Globo and Democratization in Brazil 3 TV Globo’s Transformation and Politics in Brazil 4 Shifts in News Coverage of Presidential Elections 5 Government News Management and Presidential Accountability 6 Telenovelas, Symbolic Representation and National Identity 7 Media Accountability Movements and the Opening of TV Globo Conclusion Notes Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Bibliography Index Introduction -- Paradigms Of Democratization And Media Change -- Theories Of Democratization And Political Representation -- Media Transformation And Political Accountability In New Democracies -- Tv Globo And Democratization In Brazil -- Tv Globo's Transformation And Politics In Brazil -- Shifts In News Coverage Of Presidential Elections -- Governmental News Management And Presidential Accountability -- Telenovelas, Symbolic Representation, And National Identity -- Media Accountability Movements And The Opening Of Tv Globo -- Conclusion. Mauro P. Porto. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. In this book, Porto analyzes the role of TV Globo, one of the world's largest media conglomerates, in Brazil's process of democratization. Specifically, Porto uses the case of TV Globo to analyze more broadly the links between democratization, civil society mobilization, and media change in transitional societies This book analyzes the relationship between media power and democratization in transitional societies based on a case study about TV Globo, Brazil’s largest media group.