Media in Mexico
Journalism 312I
December 14, 2010
Media in Mexico Media can be defined as the main means of communication through such outlets as television, radio, newspapers and the Internet. In any country or region, there are many factors that contribute to how the media is molded and received by its audience. These range from things like geographical issues to technological developmental delays to issues in political structure. Whatever the case may be, with the effects of these particular influences or barriers, the media becomes a very complex system that is far from easy to analyze and comprehend. Mexico’s media system is one that is greatly hindered in many ways. Being that this nation has the second largest economy in Latin America because of major crude oil producing and exportation, it would seem that Mexico would be a nation of wealth and prosperity. But, the opposite is true. With the force of dominating political parties, the wealth is only shared amongst the ruling hierarchal class, leaving the vast amount of Mexican citizens to suffer. How does this affect the media? These members of this elite social class are the same select few who either run the government or own the major media conglomerates in the nation. Rubbing shoulders at many social events ensures that little will be done to regulate these media giants. Located in North America, Mexico is a fairly large nation with a population of about 113 million. The official language of the nation is Spanish and there is a literacy rate of ninety-two percent. The Mexican government is one that incorporates the U.S. constitutional theory and a civil law system linked in with a judicial review of legislative matters. Mexico had been long dominated by the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or the PRI, in what seemed to be a one-party political system with a democratic façade. Their ruling lasted for seventy years until the 1997 elections where the trend against the dominating party first emerged.
December 14, 2010
Media in Mexico Media can be defined as the main means of communication through such outlets as television, radio, newspapers and the Internet. In any country or region, there are many factors that contribute to how the media is molded and received by its audience. These range from things like geographical issues to technological developmental delays to issues in political structure. Whatever the case may be, with the effects of these particular influences or barriers, the media becomes a very complex system that is far from easy to analyze and comprehend. Mexico’s media system is one that is greatly hindered in many ways. Being that this nation has the second largest economy in Latin America because of major crude oil producing and exportation, it would seem that Mexico would be a nation of wealth and prosperity. But, the opposite is true. With the force of dominating political parties, the wealth is only shared amongst the ruling hierarchal class, leaving the vast amount of Mexican citizens to suffer. How does this affect the media? These members of this elite social class are the same select few who either run the government or own the major media conglomerates in the nation. Rubbing shoulders at many social events ensures that little will be done to regulate these media giants. Located in North America, Mexico is a fairly large nation with a population of about 113 million. The official language of the nation is Spanish and there is a literacy rate of ninety-two percent. The Mexican government is one that incorporates the U.S. constitutional theory and a civil law system linked in with a judicial review of legislative matters. Mexico had been long dominated by the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or the PRI, in what seemed to be a one-party political system with a democratic façade. Their ruling lasted for seventy years until the 1997 elections where the trend against the dominating party first emerged.