Crash Course on Media in Mexico

1. HKS – DPI 600 A “Crash Session” on Mexican Media”

2. At the beginning, everything was Propaganda 19th Century – Propaganda and Advocacy Fewreaders, high visual images Spanish vs Rebels (Independence Wars, 1810-1821) Centralists vs Federalist (1822 - 1848) Foreign Wars (France, USA, England, France) Reformers vs Conservatives (1857 – 1867) Porfiriato The Revolution

4. Narrative and advocacy, rather than information journalism was the norm.

6. MexicanModel - Infoteinment 1990s InvestigativeTeams: Reforma, El Universal, Proceso Media has no more than 3 Invesigative TV Programs, fewstorieson radio. More “coverage and anecdotes” ratherthanjournalism. Media lovesscandals: VideoscandalswithBrozo Few “watchdog” efforts Lots of killings and drug “eventsrelated” coverage

7. A Profile of the Mexican News Cosumer Mexicanspendabout 4 hoursdailywatching TV Nightnews: Televisa, TV Azteca Local News ownedbynational media Only 13% listen tonews radio at least 1 hour a week Radio stationsclustered in Mexico City Mexicansreadabout 0.5 books a day About 133 newspapers, Reforma, El Universal, Milenio Internet News CNN, Televisa, CNI Theonlything more denigratingthantrickyadvertisingisnewsthatdistortionsthetruth

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