Watchdog Journalism in South America: News, Accountability, and Democracy

by Silvio Waisbord

Book Overview

Since the 1980s, investigative journalism has undergone startling development in South America, where repressive regimes have long relegated such reporting to marginal publications or underground outlets. Watchdog Journalism in South America explores the rise of critical journalism in four countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. Drawing upon interviews with journalists and editors and analyzing selected news stories from each country,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231119755
• ISBN13: 9780231119757
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher