Resumen

DE-LEON-VAZQUEZ, Salvador. Instruments, allies or adversaries: the presence of the media in the legislations of Mexican states. Nóesis, Rev. cienc. soc. [online]. 2023, vol.32, n.63, pp.89-107.  Epub 01-Sep-2023. ISSN 2395-8669.  https://doi.org/10.20983/noesis.2023.1.5.

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.

Palabras llave : Legislation; Communication rights; Media; Media development; Public communication.

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