Instruments, allies or adversaries: the presence of the media in the legislations of Mexican states

In this article, we analyze how the media are conceptualized in the legislation of Mexican states. Our starting point is the consideration that the rights of information and communication are recognized and guaranteed by General Constitution and federal laws, who has been thoroughly examined. Howeve...

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Autor: Salvador De-León-Vázquez
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CIUDAD JUÁREZ
Repositorio:Nóesis. Revista de Ciencias Sociales
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai:erevistas.uacj.mx:article/5660
Acceso en línea:https://erevistas.uacj.mx/ojs/index.php/noesis/article/view/5660
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Legislation
Communication rights
Media
Media development
Public communication
Legislación
Derechos de la comunicación
Medios de comunicación
Desarrollo mediático
Comunicación pública
CIENCIAS SOCIALES
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Sumario:In this article, we analyze how the media are conceptualized in the legislation of Mexican states. Our starting point is the consideration that the rights of information and communication are recognized and guaranteed by General Constitution and federal laws, who has been thoroughly examined. However, there are very few studies focusing on state or local laws. The theoretical basis comes from discussions on media development and public communication. The methodology consisted of a cartography and subsequent argumentative analysis of a corpus of media-related articles in Mexican state legislations. The findings reveal three general media conceptualizations in the legal instruments examined: as instruments, as allies or as adversaries. The conclusions discuss the implications for democratic development.