The Media’s Influence on the Government: A Case Study of Venezuela’s Media Agenda Setting with a Non-Free Press and Its Repercussions

A free and open press (unincumbered by political pressures) is necessary to hold government officials accountable. When governments become entangled in the business of licensing and regulating news outlets, news outlets succumb to the pressures of only publishing stories favorable to the current reg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Susan M. Fredricks, Joshua D. Phillips
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Journalism and Media
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-5172/2/2/16