Resumo

BADILLO, Ángel; MASTRINI, Guillermo  e  MARENGHI, Patricia. Critical theory, the left and media policy: The Latin American progressive governments case study. Comun. soc [online]. 2015, n.24, pp.95-126. ISSN 0188-252X.

This paper points to identify the emergence of communication policies as a relevant item on the public agenda of Latin America. We focus on those countries whose governments have proclaimed themselves to be leftist or progressive, in an attempt to map common trends, objectives and implementations of public communication policies.

Palavras-chave : Communication policy; Latin America; left policies; media regulation; political economy of communication; public communication.