Watchdog Journalism in South America
This impressive book makes important contributions to both the theory and study of investigatvie jornalism. It offers a clear and comprehensive analysis of the political accountabiltiy exercised by South America's fourth estate, which is quite different from that of more developed democracies. Even more important, it clarifies the necessary conditions under which news media can effectively check political power by moving beyond the familiar but limiting cases of press systems common to Northern hemisphere countries. --Review