Open AccessPopulist Governments and the Freedom of the Media. The case of Hugo Chávez and Evo Morales/ Populistyczne rządy a wolność mediów. Przypadek Wenezueli Hugo Cháveza i Boliwii Evo Moralesa
Author(s) -
Anna Ratke-Majewska
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
annales universitatis mariae curie-skłodowska. sectio k, politologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2300-7567
pISSN - 1428-9512
DOI - 10.1515/curie-2015-0012
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , order (exchange) , analogy , psychological intervention , freedom of the press , political science , sociology , humanities , media studies , law , psychology , business , philosophy , epistemology , linguistics , finance , psychiatry , politics
The main aim of this article is to answer the question of how populist governments of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela and Evo Morales in Bolivia affected the freedom of the media in countries governed by them. The text discusses actions made by the leaders who wanted to secure their unrestricted access to the mass media, stifle independent media and make them obedient to the government in order to build a positive image of the authorities. This article also made an attempt to perceive an analogy between Chávez’s and Morales’ decisions and to make a comprehensive assessment of the effects of these interventions