NACLA Report on the Americas, Volume 53, Issue 4 (2021)

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Dispatches from the Field: Covering and Uncovering Latin America’s Media Struggles

Editor’s Note

Editorial
Covering and Uncovering Latin America’s Media Struggles
Heather Gies
Pages: 325-327
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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Around the Region

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After President’s Assassination, Haitian Civil Society Fights to Be Heard
As local groups work to organize urgent solutions for Haiti, power struggles and outside forces threaten to sideline their efforts.
Jameson Francisque
Pages: 328-332
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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Buenaventura Strikes Against Racial Capitalism
Before Colombia’s national uprising exploded in April, struggles for justice in a majority Black port city set in motion a historic new wave of social protest.
Harrinson Cuero Campaz, Anthony Dest & Esther Ojulari
Pages: 333-338
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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Costa Rica: A Democracy on the Brink
With a record number of candidates vying for president amid growing voter dissatisfaction, Costa rica’s 2022 elections will likely uphold increasingly untenable inequality.
Iván Molina
Pages: 339-343
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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In Northern Brazil, Landless Families Resist to Persist
For one MSt occupation, the constant threat of eviction has intensified under the Bolsonaro government’s accelerated attack on the Amazon.
Claudia Horn
Pages: 344-348
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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Report

Article
Who Controls Latin America’s Media?
In an evolving media ecosystem, concentrated ownership persists as conglomerates scramble to adapt to the digital age.
Gustavo Fuchs
Pages: 349-358
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Other Journalisms Are Possible
Reflecting on experiences from the independent media project Kaja Negra, a Mexican journalist questions the oppressive foundations of our media and calls for reimagining.
Lizbeth Hernández
Pages: 359-364
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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Reporting Against the Tide of Dictatorship
In Honduras, an autocratic narco-state, digital outlet Contracorriente offers crucial coverage amid constant attacks on human rights, democracy, and independent journalism.
Jennifer Avila Reyes
Pages: 365-370
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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Venezuelan Community Media Face Dueling Pressures
Navigating a close and often contradictory relationship with the government, alternative radio and television projects fight to find their place in a changing political and media landscape.
José Manuel Iglesias Ogando
Pages: 371-379
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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Broadcasting from Bolivia, Aymara Voices Will Not Be Silenced
In El Alto, Radio San Gabriel demonstrates the decolonizing potential of Indigenous-language media.
Julianne Chandler
Pages: 380-386
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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In Cuba, Independent Media Struggle to Navigate Polarized Waters
As long as U.S. aggression and Cuban government censorship continue to stoke uncompromising positions, all the island’s journalism—whether official or alternative—will suffer the consequences.
María Isabel Alfonso
Pages: 387-394
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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Embracing the Vaivén in Puerto Rican Reporting
Production of a dual-language podcast from WNYC Studios and Futuro Studios offers lessons for journalism that breaks away from the white gaze.
Alana Casanova-Burgess
Pages: 395-398
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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In Colombia, Silencing Dissent and Censoring the Press
As Colombian authorities unleash intimidation, surveillance, and threats against journalists amid historic protests, local independent reporters face greatest risk.
Joshua Collins
Pages: 399-405
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Disentangling Brazil’s Disinformation Insurgency
President Jair Bolsonaro is already casting doubt on the validity of the 2022 elections. As in 2018, WhatsApp is poised to be a key spreader of viral falsehoods.
David Nemer
Pages: 406-413
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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Manufacturing Consent? U.S. Influence in Latin America’s Media
Beyond straightforward funding flows or direct intervention, networks of U.S. political and media power contribute to shaping consensus narratives that reinforce the status quo.
Silvina Romano, Anibal García Fernández & Tamara Lajtman
Pages: 414-420
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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Women on the Frontline in Ciudad Juárez
An excerpt from Surviving Mexico shows how journalists have organized to resist hostile conditions and build resilient newsrooms and communities amid deadly violence.
Celeste González de Bustamante & Jeannine E. Relly
Pages: 421-427
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The Revolution Will Be Projected
If the medium is the message, Latin America’s emergent projection culture is an active conversation.
Jordan Taylor Jones
Pages: 428-434
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From the Archives

Article
Media in the Americas
This piece originally appeared as the introduction to the January/February 2004 issue of the NACLA Report.
Nacla editors
Pages: 435-436
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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Arts and Reviews

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Review of Vanessa Freije’s Citizens of Scandal
Grisel Salazar Rebolledo
Pages: 437-438
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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Review of Cuba’s Digital Revolution
Joshua Zane Weiss
Pages: 439-440
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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Review of Christy Thornton’s Revolution in Development
Amy C. Offner
Pages: 441-445
Published online: 20 Nov 2021
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