Pose: Contemporary Afro-Latinx Representation in Media
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By Ashley Brown
media
Venezuela: cracking down on hate – and freedom
December 11, 2017
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Latin America is no stranger to governmental opposition to the media. Over the years, a number of governments and their leaders have used their power in attempts to reign in media outlets and supervise the information their citizens receive.
Venezuela: cracking down on hate – and freedom
December 11, 2017
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Latin America is no stranger to governmental opposition to the media. Over the years, a number of governments and their leaders have used their power in attempts to reign in media outlets and supervise the information their citizens receive.
Venezuela: cracking down on hate – and freedom
December 11, 2017
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Latin America is no stranger to governmental opposition to the media. Over the years, a number of governments and their leaders have used their power in attempts to reign in media outlets and supervise the information their citizens receive.
The triumph of negative freedom: Chilean parliamentary discourse on freedom of expression
November 11, 2017
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“Free market philosophy is notoriously blind to the fact that access to the market is heavily skewed by already existing inequalities in society”
Julian Petley, Censoring the World[1]
“The […] dread of the State as the primary power source has bred a myopia to private restraints on expression”
(Mis)Representation of Latinos in Media
May 1, 2017
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It is no secret that the United States’ film and television industry has a diversity problem. Latinos make up 17% of the American population and 32% of frequent moviegoers, but are entirely underrepresented in film and TV. In the Media, Diversity, and Social Change Initiative's 2014 Report, Latinos made up only 4.9% of the movie characters in the 100 top grossing films of 20131.
Is a Parliamentary TV Channel Useful for Democracy?
March 29, 2017
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Correcting commercial media prejudices is one of the objectives of legislative media
Analyzing the Myths of Child Prostitution in Brazil
October 11, 2016
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Last March, after reading several online articles about the expected increase in prostitution and human trafficking in relation to the World Cup in Brazil, I decided to research the issue of child prostitution. Although I expected this to be a complex issue, I did not realize how many challenges and myths I would encounter while researching the topic.
The News Media and Public Support for Repressive Crime Control in Guatemala
October 10, 2016
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June 2013 in Brazil: the experience of media spaces in political action
October 11, 2016
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