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The Ethnic Dilemma: Mass Communication and Native People in Colombia

The logic of hegemonic domination that was established in Colombia and in Latin America after the Conquest is based on a scheme of elitist power. Using the perspective of the Italian sociologist Vilfredo Pareto, we can classify these elites in lions or foxes. In the first case, they use the force and the violence (the Macht of Weber) to impose their sovereignty; in the second case, they use persuasion and the masquerade (the Herrschaft)—the propaganda. This power is based on a more stable legitimacy and is able to transform itself in a matrix-effect reality. This form of social control has allowed the Colombian (and Latin American) élites the uncontrolled starvation of the natural resources found in these territories, under the influence of a wild capitalism which is strictly linked to the mass media community of the continent. This paper will expose the panorama of community media with an ethnic perspective in Colombia that hopefully works as process to facilitate the building of social links based on dialogue, reconciliation, respect, and participation, acting as watchdog of economic and political power, reporting the injustice and looking for peace solution in the region.

The Ethnic Dilemma: Mass Communication and Native People in Colombia

Urheber*in: Alì, Maurizio; Amórtegui, Miguel David

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ISSN
2160-6579
Extent
Seite(n): 150-159
Language
Englisch
Notes
Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Bibliographic citation
Journalism and Mass Communication, 1(3)

Subject
Publizistische Medien, Journalismus,Verlagswesen
Kommunikatorforschung, Journalismus
Massenmedien
Massenkommunikation
Kolumbien
Journalismus
indigene Völker
Ethnozentrismus
Berichterstattung
Medienethik
soziale Kontrolle

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Alì, Maurizio
Amórtegui, Miguel David
Event
Veröffentlichung
(where)
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
(when)
2011

URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-394737
Rights
GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
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  • Zeitschriftenartikel

Associated

  • Alì, Maurizio
  • Amórtegui, Miguel David

Time of origin

  • 2011

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