Transnational Influences on Commonwealth Caribbean Mass Communications,

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Abstract:

Good news and bad news have characterized the indigenization attempts of Commonwealth Caribbean mass communications during the past decade. The good news is that local ownership is replacing that of foreign entrepreneurs in most mass media operations. The bad news is that all too often, one of the few local agencies capable of affording mass media is the government. The good news is that there are increasing efforts at local production and exchange of news and media content. The bad news is that some of these attempts have been sabotaged by petty jealousies of island nations, more attractive media packages at lower costs offered from the outside or technical problems. This paper first looks at media ownership trends of Commonwealth Caribbean mass media, followed by recent changes in news flow and media content. Author

Author(s):
Lent, John A.
Author Organization(s):
DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON DC OFFICE OF EXTERNAL RESEARCH
Supplementary Note:
Prepared in cooperation with Temple Univ., Philadelphia. Presented at the Transnational Forces in the Caribbean Panel, 19th Annual Meeting, International Studies Association, Washington, DC, 25 Feb 78.
Pagination:
0015

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
FAR-28312
Monitor Series:
28312
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.4_Information Assurance; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, *COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, *INTERNATIONAL TRADE, *INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, *WEST INDIES, FOREIGN POLICY, UNITED STATES, GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT, INVESTMENTS, GOVERNMENT(FOREIGN), RADIO BROADCASTING, BARBADOS, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, MASS MEDIA, NEWSPAPERS, RADIO STATIONS, POLITICAL NEGOTIATIONS, FOREIGN AID, BAHAMA ISLANDS, CARIBBEAN SEA, JAMAICA, TELEVISION STATIONS, TRINIDAD, UNITED KINGDOM
Field(s)/Group(s):
Economics and Cost Analysis, Government and Political Science, Non-Radio Communications
Keyword(s):
Saint Lucia, Antigua, Nassau(Bahama Islands), Guyana
Report Date:
1977 Jan 01