Chapter 19: The Precarity and Politics of Media Advocacy Work
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- 19.1: Introduction
- Introduction to the goals of this chapter: to examine the actions of media advocacy groups as both long-term work and media work, and the intersection of media advocacy with media production, with a focus on the National Hispanic Media Coalition.
- 19.2: Media Advocacy as Work
- Examining the NHMC's media advocacy over the last several decades as an ongoing, cumulative work process.
- 19.3: Media Advocacy as Media Work
- Examining the NHMC's media work, such as operating a para-industry for training talent and honoring media worker accomplishments, and how it is partly funded by media corporations. Contrasting the NHMC's record with other corporate-supported minority advocacy groups that have taken pro-corporate stances on issues such as media ownership and net neutrality.
- 19.4: Conclusion – The Precarity and Politics of Media Advocacy Work
- Summary of the reasons for precarity in media advocacy work, including challenges posed by the regulatory community, industry interests, the political culture, and other advocacy groups.