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Introduction,s but also in a broader discursive sphere as well as in civic and political life. In other words, what factors influenced the extent to which alternative media producers managed to use digital tools in liberating ways, opening a space for participation . technology (as content producers) and . technology (as engaged citizens)?

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,The Roots of El Salvador’s Alternative and Digital Media Environment,g limited Internet access in this digital era, require a hybridized, or . (Martín Barbero 1993), approach to the understanding of alternative media. This chapter provides an overview of what other scholarly research shows about alternative media and its relationship to activism, participation, and technology.

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ethods.Bridges theory and practice by blending critical anal.This ethnographic study explores how four alternative media projects in El Salvador integrated digital technologies—particularly social media—into their practices, and whether incorporating these technologies affected citizen participation

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Summer HarlowAnalyzes based on extensive field research in El Salvador as well as online research of social media.Combines qualitative and quantitative methods.Bridges theory and practice by blending critical anal