The televiewer, a sovereign or a puppet of the political events?

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Keywords:

TV policies, public service, televiewer, public TV

Abstract

Since the origins of TV in Spain, the interventionism of Power (in its different forms) has shaped the role of Spanish citizens. Partisan and/or economic interests has lessened the applicability of terms like « general interest » and « public service », terms that were often (and rhetorically) used as a motto for many media policies. These media policies created a certain concept of « TV viewer ». During the dictatorship years, this viewer was considered under the role of a puppet of political events. In the democracy years, the TV viewer is still far away from the autonomy that one should expect for her..

Published

2005-10-01

How to Cite

Quintana, N. (2005). The televiewer, a sovereign or a puppet of the political events?. Comunicar, 13(25). Retrieved from https://www.revistacomunicar.com/ojs/index.php/comunicar/article/view/C25-2005-046

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Section

Kaleidoscope (Miscellaneous)