Digital Television and radio: Democratization or greater concentration?

DIGITAL TELEVISION AND RADIO: Democratization or greater concentration?
[SOURCE: Association for Progressive Communications, AUTHOR: Gustavo Gómez Germano]
Digitalization of media is an approaching reality for Latin American countries. This technologic paradigm shift promises more democratic and diverse access to radio and TV frequencies. However, there is also a great risk of reproducing the same inequalities and power relations that exist in the “analog” world and thus of media being in the hands of a few. This paper illustrates the political and regulatory implications of an apparently technical and thus neutral phenomenon. It also suggests advocacy priorities to create a more informed and active civil society.
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