Structural Policies of the Media and Communication Industries of Puerto Rico

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

The purpose of this session is to examine some of the economic and policy interrelationships within the media system of Puerto Rico. The Island’s entertainment industries as well as the news and emergent digital media will be analyzed from various perspectives to offer insights and implications of their modus operandi in a time of Puerto Rico’s economic and political transitions.

This session will also be bi-lingual--two presentations in English and two in Spanish. In-room informal translations will be available for anyone who needs that service.

Sub Unit

• Sponsored Sessions

Chair

• Federico Subervi, Kent State U

Individual Presentations

• The Number and Genres of Radio Stations, and How These Have Changed Over the Last Decade, Especially in Terms of Ownership - Karen M. Markin, U of Rhode Island

• New Models and Strategies for Digital Journalism in Puerto Rico - Luis Fernando Coss Pontón, U de Puerto Rico

• The Social Agenda of the Telecommunications Regulatory Board of Puerto Rico: Universal Access and the Information Society - Luis Rosario Albert, U del Turabo

• Cultural Policies and Politics in Puerto Rico’s Entertainment Industry - Anilyn Diaz-Hernandez, U of Puerto Rico at Arecibo

• Establishing a Journalistic New Glocal Brand: Metro Puerto Rico - Némesis Mora Pérez, Diálogo Digital