Newsrooms in conflict : journalism and the democratization of Mexico / Sallie Hughes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hughes, Sallie.

Series:

Pitt Latin American series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalism--Political aspects--Mexico--History--20th century.

Journalism.

Journalism--Social aspects--Mexico--History--20th century.

Press and politics--Mexico--History--20th century.

Press and politics.

History.

Journalism--Social aspects.

Journalism--Political aspects.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

x, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2006]

Summary:

Newsrooms in Conflict examines the dramatic changes within Mexican society, politics, and journalism that transformed an authoritarian media institution into a hybrid system of journalism with significant implications for deepening democracy in the country. Using extensive interviews with journalists and content analysis spanning more than two decades, Sallie Hughes identifies the patterns of newsroom transformation that explain how Mexican journalism changed from a passive, and even collusive, monolithic institution into differentiated clusters of news organizations exhibiting citizen-oriented, market-driven, and adaptive authoritarian tendencies. Hughes explores the factors that brought about this transformation, including not only the democratic upheaval within Mexico and the role of the market, but also the diffusion of civic ideas, the transformation of professional identities, and, most significantly, the profound changes made within the newsrooms themselves.

Contents:

Part I The Institutional Development of the News Media

1 Civic Journalism and the Transformation of an Authoritarian Media Institution 3

2 Media Transformation through Institutional Lenses 24

Part II The Civic Media Transformation

3 Authoritarian and Democratic Models of News Production 47

4 Ending the Monologue: The Rise of Civic Journalism 69

5 The Limits to Civic Journalism 88

6 How Institutional Entrepreneurs Created Civic Newsrooms 108

Part III Alternative Transformation Paths

7 Alternatives to the Civic Newsroom: Inertial and Adaptive Authoritarianism 131

8 Market-Driven Journalism 155

Part IV Prospects for Civic Journalism and Democracy

9 The Durability of Civic Journalism 191

10 Media Transformation in Comparative Perspective 208.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index.

ISBN:

0822959283

OCLC:

63125943

Publisher Number:

9780822959281