The Federal Election in Public Television News

The study’s objective was to learn how the Mexican public television updated the citizens on the federal election. It was carried out through a content analysis technique; the sample was formed from one constructed week from April, May and June 2018, and included newscasts from Canal 11 (Mexico City...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Martínez Garza, Francisco Javier, Maltos, Ana Laura
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Mexicana de Opinión Pública
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/68549
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmop/article/view/68549
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Public television
regional television
information quality
television campaigns
journalistic information
content analysis
Televisión pública
televisión regional
calidad informativa
campañas en televisión
información periodística
análisis de contenido
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Sumario:The study’s objective was to learn how the Mexican public television updated the citizens on the federal election. It was carried out through a content analysis technique; the sample was formed from one constructed week from April, May and June 2018, and included newscasts from Canal 11 (Mexico City), Canal 7 (Jalisco) and Canal 28 (Nuevo Leon).Results show, on one side, that whereas Channel 11 highlighted the campaign in its newscast by featuring it at the beginning and for an ample time portion, regional systems operated in the opposite sense. Nevertheless, it is evident in all three institutions that public media limited their content regarding the presence of sources and did not elaborate nor discuss the candidates’ proposals. Therewith. going against the principle of information diversity.The election as presented by public TV stations denotes little commitment to the very society they rely upon, as they merely broadcasted the campaigns contents, without discussing or reflecting on them.