Mexico City, Mexico/Tallin, Estonia/ London, UK/Santiago de Compostela, Spain – A new study, released today by Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC), sheds light on the multifaceted challenges and opportunities facing journalism in Mexico, highlighting the ongoing struggle for press freedom, financial sustainability, and the responsible use of technology. The study, “Journalism in Mexico: Politics,…
A new report issued today analyzes the sources of financing in Mexican journalism. The Mexican media system is characterized by being political-clientelistic, with limited pluralism and liberal aspirations, and with a high degree of concentration in the television and telecommunications sectors. These conclusions are drawn from a new report published today by the Media and…
Table of contents Authors Juan S. Larrosa-Fuentes Rodrigo Gómez Argelia Muñoz Larroa Gabriel Sosa Plata Editor Marius Dragomir Published by Media and Journalism Research Center OBSERVACOM Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC) UAM Cuajimalpa 1. Introduction The Mexican media system is categorized as a political-clientelistic system, with limited pluralism and liberal aspirations and a high…
Mexico in Media Influence Matrix Government, Politics and Media Regulation Funding Journalism Technology, Public Sphere and Journalism A study integrating all the research carried out in Mexico as part of the Media Influence Matrix, published in November 2024 is available here. To cite this study Rodrigo Gómez, Argelia Muñoz, Juan Larrosa Fuentes, & Gabriel Sosa-Plata….
Un nuevo informe analiza las fuentes de financiamiento en el periodismo mexicano. El sistema de medios mexicano (SMM) se caracteriza por ser político-clientelar, con un pluralismo limitado y aspiraciones liberales, y con un alto grado de concentración en los sectores de la televisión y las telecomunicaciones. Estas conclusiones se desprenden de un nuevo informe publicado…
As part of its strategy of building research and academic partnerships, the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) concluded a cooperation agreement in September 2023 with the Research Group “Political Communication and Citizenship in the Democratic Transition” at the Autonomous University of Puebla in Mexico, considered one of the top groups in the field in Mexico. The agreement followed a…
According to a new report from our center, local media have experienced a decrease in their advertising financing. The tension between technology and news directly impacts the financing of media companies that focus on journalism, according to a new report published today by the Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC), in collaboration with OBSERVACOM, the…
Los medios locales o de proximidad han visto mermadas en su financiamiento vía la publicidad, según un nuevo informe de nuestro centro. La relación tecnología y noticias impacta directamente en el financiamiento de las empresas de medios que centran sus operaciones en el periodismo, según un nuevo informe publicado hoy por Media and Journalism Research…
MJRC releases today a report on media regulation and policies in Mexico For decades, the media system in Mexico has been faced with two key structural problems, high levels of market concentration and clientelist practices as part of a system of collusion between the political power and business actors, according to a new report focused…
Media Influence Matrix 2022 For decades, the media system in Mexico has been faced with two key structural problems, high levels of market concentration and clientelist practices as part of a system of collusion between the political power and business actors, according to a new report focused on analyzing the relations between policymakers, regulators and…