Newsrooms in Conflict : Journalism and the Democratization of Mexico.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (297 pages)
- Pitt Latin American Series ; v.349 .
- Pitt Latin American Series .
Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Part I. The Institutional Development of the News Media -- 1. Civic Journalism and the Transformation of an Authoritarian Media Institution -- 2. Media Transformation through Institutional Lenses -- Part II. The Civic Media Transformation -- 3. Authoritarian and Democratic Models of News Production -- 4. Ending the Monologue: The Rise of Civic Journalism -- 5. The Limits to Civic Journalism -- 6. How Institutional Entrepreneurs Created Civic Newsrooms -- Part III. Alternative Transformation Paths -- 7. Alternatives to the Civic Newsroom: Inertial and Adaptive Authoritarianism -- 8. Market-Driven Journalism -- Part IV. Prospects for Civic Journalism and Democracy -- 9. The Durability of Civic Journalism -- 10. Media Transformation in Comparative Perspective -- Appendix: Coding Instrument -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Examines the dramatic changes within Mexican society, politics, and journalism that transformed an authoritarian media institution into many conflicting styles of journalism with very different implications for deepening democracy in the country.
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Journalism-Political aspects-Mexico-History-20th century. Journalism-Social aspects-Mexico-History-20th century. Press and politics-Mexico-History-20th century.