Presentation: Platform Capitalism and Media, Identities and Communication

Abstract

This edition of the Journal of Latin American Communication Research (JLACR) discusses topics pertaining platform capitalism and mass media in Latin America, issues and topics on race and identities and communication. The double volume puts together a group of essays that brings forward debates on journalism and media and their treatment of collective identities. Subjects such as Netflix, Airbnb, telenovela and melodrama, the role of communication in scientific dissemination and government negotiations are central themes developed in the various articles.