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The Politics of Technology in Latin America (Volume 2): Digital Media, Daily Life and Public Engagem

Introduction The structure of the book Digital media and daily life in Latin America Information technologies and civic engagement Journalism and media integrity in the age of post-truth Final remarks References I: Digital media and daily life in Latin America Drone ethics and legal regulation, comparative drone law in Latin American countries Introduction Drones: History, aerial viewing, and revenue Aviation law Comparative law Latin American drone legislation Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Uruguay Venezuela Final considerations References Net-narcoculture. Discursive trends on femicide violence and youth culture in the consumption of the narcorap aesthetics versus feminist rap resistances Introduction to the net-narcoculture: Territory and web territory Narcocorrido and narcorap, gender violence and resistances Net-narcoculture background: Gore Capitalism, narcomarketing, and social media Understanding the net-narcoculture: Methodology to analyze image and discourse Unraveling the net: Narcorap’s narratives and the feminist rap response Final thoughts, different views, and assimilation of net-narcoculture Notes References COVID-confinement-related mental disorders: Morbidity and the remedial use of ICT in Hispanic societies Introduction Context Clinical repercussions of social isolation within CO VID-19 confinement The pernicious effects of physical social isolation and perceived loneliness in health in regular contexts Cultural sensitivity to social distance and relative tolerance to COVID-19 confinement The remedial role of ICT of social distance in COVID-19 confinement and related psychological disorders Concluding remarks References Speaking for communities and against oppression: Digital media responses to COVID-19 within marginalized communities of Brazil and Mexico Introduction: The Coronavirus versus digital community activism COVID-19 and the Fourth World: Background from Brazil and Mexico Theoretical Issue 1: Alternative media as a community tool and advocacy resource Theoretical Issue 2: Public health communication Introduction to case studies Brazil Case Study Type 1: CMS/CAPS Faeehook outreach Brazil Case Type 2: Alternative digital journalism MidiaNINJA Alma Preta Jornalismo Case studies from Mexico: Radio Zapatista and Radio Pozol Speaking with: Providing tools for marginalized groups to capture and share their own perspectives Speaking for: Providing a powerful advocacy tool for marginalized communities Conclusion: Speaking with and for the Fourth World References II: Information technologies and civil engagement Social media as an instrument of activism for feminist university students in Mexico: The cases of MOFFyL and Uni Unida Introduction Feminist digital activism in the 21st century Femicides and feminist activism in Mexico City and Ciudad Juarez at the turn of the century Development of MOFFyL and Uni Unida Uni Unida and MOFFyL on social media and the evolution of their digital activism Conclusion References Latin American Indigenous media productions: Digital artifacts of contestation Introduction Indigeneity in visual arts Taxonomy of themes in Indigenous cinema Taxonomy of entries in digital spaces Indigenous cinema and purposeful digital interaction Conclusion References Digital media in citizen participation and collective action for spatial justice Introduction Manizales Methodology Perceptions from the field Relations of governmental initiatives and the everyday of collective action Digital media in collective action Connecting and visualizing citizen initiatives Reaching out to promissory allies Adding a layer in the search for legitimacy “Knocking down technology from its pedestal”Concluding remarks Notes References Social media and political polarization in Latin America: Analyzing Online Discussions during the 2018 Presidential Campaign in Colombia Introduction Filter bubbles and online polarization: The agency of users Filter bubbles, echo chambers, and online polarization The agency of users and the critique of technological determinism The Colombian political context and the role of social media in the 2018 campaign Political polarization since the plebiscite The role of social media in Colombian politics Researching user practices in online communications WhatsApp groups: Closed communication spaces as echo chambers Information selection beyond algorithmic curation Exercise 1—magazine Exercise 2—neutral articles Exercise 3—non-neutral articles Discussion and conclusions Note References III: Journalism and media integrity in the age of post-truth Digital native media in Central America: Reshaping the online news sphere Natives re-colonizing Central America Central American landscape of digital native media Conclusion: Toward a new media sphere in Central America References Disinformation and news consumption in a polarized society: An analysis of the case of Venezuela Introduction and theoretical framework Media in Venezuela: A review of recent history Methodology Analysis of information sources Types of disinformation, agents that cause it, and ways to combat it Concerns about disinformation Discussion and conclusions Note References Social media in a post-truth age: Discursive roles of fake news about Marielle Franco Introduction Digital public sphere and polarization in Brazil: The rise of an information schizophrenia A discursive approach The circulation of Marielle Franco’s death between social and traditional media Conclusion References Collaborative journalism versus disinformation: An approach to fact-checking projects in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Brazil, and Spain Introduction The landscape of disinformation The rise of “fact-checking”Methodology Results Transparency and accountability Organization Funding Methodology Ethical commitment Transparency of staff Communication of results Structure Format and type of content Interaction with readers and media ties Discussion Conclusion and proposals References Conclusions: Daily life, public engagement and the prospective impacts of digital media Living in hyper-mediated societies Digital media and daily life in Latin America Civic engagement in the digital age Journalism and media integrity in age of post-truth Final remarks References

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The Incomplete Promise of Democratization in Latin America: The Social and Political Relevance of Media Democratization
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Political and Economic Cycles in Latin America
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