Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Editor’s Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
A Brief History of the Latin American Academy of Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Octavio Islas and Amaia Arribas
1. Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. Formation of the Latin American
Community for communication study . . . . . . . . 5
3. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Research on Colombian Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Jerónimo León Rivera Betancur
1. A Look Back: A Brief Account
of Audiovisual Production in Colombia . . . . . . .15
2. The Study of Colombian Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . .16
3. Research Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
4. Academic Research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
5. Professional Associations of Researchers . . . . . .22
6. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Regulatory Implications of the Adoption
of Digital Television in Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Sergio Godoy Etcheverry
1. The Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
A. The importance of television . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
B. Digitization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
C. The television business model . . . . . . . . . . . .26
2. Evaluation Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
A. The Curran and Seaton Model . . . . . . . . . . . .27
B. The model of public service television . . . . .28
C. Parameters of quality television . . . . . . . . . . .29
3. Evaluation of the Pending Broadcast Legislation 31
A. Context of the proposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
B. The amendment of Law No. 18,838 . . . . . . . .31
C. Major criticisms of the proposal . . . . . . . . . . .32
4. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Communication Education in Mexico:
Overall Trends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
María Antonieta Rebeil Corella, Jorge Hidalo Toledo, and Luis Alberto Luna Rayes
A. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
B. Communication programs in schools
and universities in Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
C. The universe of communication
programs in Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
D. Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Recommended Citation
Islas, Octavio; Arribas, Amaia; Betancur, Jerónimo León Rivera; Etcheverry, Sergio Godoy; Rebeil Corella, María Antonieta Antonieta; Toledo, Jorge Hidalo; and Luna Rayes, Luis Alberto
(2010)
"Communication in Latin American Contexts,"
Communication Research Trends: Vol. 29:
No.
2, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/crt/vol29/iss2/1