Resumen

LAY ARELLANO, Israel Tonatiuh. Electronic Media, Factual Powers and its Impact on Democracy in Mexico. Rev. mex. cienc. polít. soc [online]. 2013, vol.58, n.217, pp.253-268. ISSN 0185-1918.

The concept of factual powers has been increasingly incorporated into the sphere of Latin American politics to refer to actors that exert large influence in diverse sectors of social life. In Mexico, this term is used to refer to Televisa and its allies as part of the debate regarding the so-called "media legislation" that took place between November of 2005 and March of 2006. Moreover, the academic and theoretical discussion has not achieved a conceptual maturity. This article aims to review the antecedents and development of factual powers and their differentiation from other actors or groups that also exercise influence. It discusses as well the power they currently wield in the electronic media, the State and democracy.

Palabras llave : electronic media; de facto powers; democracy; Televisa; media legislation.