General Cultural Characteristics Of The Media System: Mexico's Media System

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To: US Department of State Date: February 28, 2018 From: Elyse Hillier Subject: Mexico’s Media System Mexico’s media system is extensive yet restricting. It allows for freedom of press in its constitution but fails to legally uphold these standards. To understand the complexity of this situation, it is important to know the cultural values of the average citizen, the corrupt government standing with drug trafficking agencies, and the overall effect this has had on the common people. Once this is covered, it becomes clear why the media system of Mexico is the way that it is. Mexico’s General Cultural Characteristics In the Early 16th century, Mexico was conquered by Spain and achieved its independence 3 centuries later in the 19th century. In recent times, Mexico has had a lot of social and economic concerns and appears to lack in providing for its …show more content…

Television is highly biased toward the official party, as illustrated by the open support the Televisa network gives to the government. Televisa is part of Mexican Telesystem (Telesistema Mexicano), considered the biggest communications conglomerate in the developing world, as well as one of the world's major transnational media empires. Televisa's political and economic influence in Mexico is extensive. Two networks, Televisa and TV Azteca, dominate the TV sector. The radio market is very large, with around 1,400 local and regional stations and several major station-owning groups. Some high-powered stations on the northern border beam into lucrative US markets. Mexico City has fifteen newspapers; its dailies account for more than 50 percent of the national circulation. There are five national news agencies: Notimex, Infomex, Noti-Acción, Notipress, and Agencia Mexicana de

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