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JIMENEZ, Óscar  y  VOOREND, Koen. From a few hands to less. The concentration of media in Costa Rica between 1990-2017. Cuad.inf. [online]. 2019, n.45, pp.191-212. ISSN 0719-3661.  http://dx.doi.org/10.7764/cdi.45.1553.

In this paper we analyze the concentration of media ownership in Costa Rica. To measure economic concentration, we applied the Herfindahl-Hirschman index to the ownership of radio and open television, using data from the radio frequency concession contracts (radio and television) which show that the actual concentration of media is higher than what the formal ownership data suggests. In addition, through an analysis of the recent historic evolution of media concentration in Costa Rica (1990-2017), we show that concentration levels have intensified over the last three decades.

Palabras clave : Mass Media; Media concentration; diversity; radio; televisión; Costa Rica.

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