Media and Politics in Post-Authoritarian Mexico: The Continuing Struggle for Democracy
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2024), xiii, 286 pp.
Contains tables, index
ISBN 978-3-031-36441-9 (ebook); 978-3-031-36440-2 (print)
"This volume presents an analytical and empirical overview of the array of issues that the Mexican media faces in the post-authoritarian age, which jointly explains how a partially accomplished democracy, its authoritarian inertias, and its unintended consequences hinder the democratic performance of the media. This is analyzed from three points of view: the stalemate Mexican media system and ineffective regulations, the conditions of risk and insecurity of the journalists on the field, and the limits of freedom of expression, political substance, and inclusiveness of media content. A binational effort, with research from US and Mexican authors, a wide analytic perspective is provided on the macro, meso, and micro levels, allowing for a deep conceptual richness and a comprehensive understanding of the Mexican case. With leading researchers in the field, the volume revolves around the problems of the media in post-authoritarian democracies. By answering the questions of how and why the Mexican media has not fully democratized, the works encompassed here can resonate with and are relevant to other post-authoritarian countries and academic disciplines." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction. Not Authoritarian, But Not Yet Democratic. Advances, Setbacks, and Challenges in Mexican Media and Politics / Martin Echeverria and Ruben Arnoldo Gonzalez, 1
PART I: MEDIA SYSTEMS AND REGULATION: EXPLAINING CONTINUITIES
2 Media Systems in Unconsolidated Democracies: The Case of Mexico / Manuel Alejandro Guerrero, 31
3 Legal Protection of the Freedom of Expression in Mexico During the Alternation: Progress with No Results / Salvador de León-Vázquez, 57
4 The Salinas Years, 1988-1994: Watershed in the Opening of Mexico's Print Media / Andrew Paxman, 85
PART II: THE BURDEN OF BEING A JOURNALIST IN MEXICO: RISK, SECURITY AND CENSORSHIP
5 Defective Democracy, Erosion of Press Freedom, and the Perils of Being a Journalist in Mexico Two Decades After the Democratic Transition / Ruben Arnoldo Gonzalez and Osiris S. González-Galván, 117
6 Still Dreaming of Democracy: How Professional Identities from the Political Opening Shape Risk and Resiliency in Democratic Mexico / Sallie Hughes, 143
7 Violence, Trauma, and Reflexivity: Methodological Issues and Challenges in Conducting Research in Mexico's Conflict Zones / Jeannine E. Relly and Celeste González de Bustamante, 155
8 Freedom of the Press Under Andres Manuel López Obrador: The Struggle Between Journalistic Autonomy and National Sovereignty, 2018-Present / Melissa Santillana and Stuart Davis, 179
PART III: POST-AUTHORITARIAN MEDIA PERFORMANCE: ACTORS AND REPRESENTATIONS IN DISPUTE
9 Press and Civil Society: Alliance and Mistrust in Mexican Transition / Grisel Salazar, 207
10 Mediatization in Post-Authoritarian Democracies. Thirty Years of Media Logic in the Mexican Press / Martin Echeverria, 235
11 Televised Political Satire and the Democratic Transition in Mexico / Frida V. Rodelo, 261
PART I: MEDIA SYSTEMS AND REGULATION: EXPLAINING CONTINUITIES
2 Media Systems in Unconsolidated Democracies: The Case of Mexico / Manuel Alejandro Guerrero, 31
3 Legal Protection of the Freedom of Expression in Mexico During the Alternation: Progress with No Results / Salvador de León-Vázquez, 57
4 The Salinas Years, 1988-1994: Watershed in the Opening of Mexico's Print Media / Andrew Paxman, 85
PART II: THE BURDEN OF BEING A JOURNALIST IN MEXICO: RISK, SECURITY AND CENSORSHIP
5 Defective Democracy, Erosion of Press Freedom, and the Perils of Being a Journalist in Mexico Two Decades After the Democratic Transition / Ruben Arnoldo Gonzalez and Osiris S. González-Galván, 117
6 Still Dreaming of Democracy: How Professional Identities from the Political Opening Shape Risk and Resiliency in Democratic Mexico / Sallie Hughes, 143
7 Violence, Trauma, and Reflexivity: Methodological Issues and Challenges in Conducting Research in Mexico's Conflict Zones / Jeannine E. Relly and Celeste González de Bustamante, 155
8 Freedom of the Press Under Andres Manuel López Obrador: The Struggle Between Journalistic Autonomy and National Sovereignty, 2018-Present / Melissa Santillana and Stuart Davis, 179
PART III: POST-AUTHORITARIAN MEDIA PERFORMANCE: ACTORS AND REPRESENTATIONS IN DISPUTE
9 Press and Civil Society: Alliance and Mistrust in Mexican Transition / Grisel Salazar, 207
10 Mediatization in Post-Authoritarian Democracies. Thirty Years of Media Logic in the Mexican Press / Martin Echeverria, 235
11 Televised Political Satire and the Democratic Transition in Mexico / Frida V. Rodelo, 261
