Fifteen Policy analysis in the media: the coverage of public issues and the relevance of context
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Manuel Alejandro Guerrero
Abstract
Media are key actors in supporting a pluralistic and healthy public life. Greater media autonomy and professionalism imply a balanced coverage of issues based upon diverse and contrasted sources. Thus, for covering different aspects of public affairs and policy in consolidated democracies it may be possible to expect the existence of investigative cabinets within media organizations. In the case of Mexico, by contrasting two theoretical models –Agenda-Setting and Indexing—to compare the coverage of three public policy cases with three investigative journalism stories in a group of print, broadcast and Web-based media, this chapter provides answers to the following questions: Are the media more autonomous and professional in their coverage of public issues? Are there any differences according to the type of media –print, broadcast or web? Does their coverage of public issues reflect the work of specialized investigative cabinets?
Abstract
Media are key actors in supporting a pluralistic and healthy public life. Greater media autonomy and professionalism imply a balanced coverage of issues based upon diverse and contrasted sources. Thus, for covering different aspects of public affairs and policy in consolidated democracies it may be possible to expect the existence of investigative cabinets within media organizations. In the case of Mexico, by contrasting two theoretical models –Agenda-Setting and Indexing—to compare the coverage of three public policy cases with three investigative journalism stories in a group of print, broadcast and Web-based media, this chapter provides answers to the following questions: Are the media more autonomous and professional in their coverage of public issues? Are there any differences according to the type of media –print, broadcast or web? Does their coverage of public issues reflect the work of specialized investigative cabinets?
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables vii
- Notes on contributors x
- Editors’ introduction to the series xvi
- Preface xviii
- Policy analysis in Mexico: an introduction 1
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Policy analysis as a field of study in Mexico
- Evolution of policy analysis as a field of study in Mexico 11
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Policy analysis within the federal state
- Policy analysis in the Mexican federal government 31
- Policy analysis and bureaucratic capacity in the federal government 45
- Policy analysis in advisory councils 69
- Policy analysis in autonomous agencies 87
- Policy analysis in the Chamber of Deputies 107
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Policy analysis in state and local governments
- Policy analysis in state governments in Mexico 127
- Policy analysis in local governments: an exploration of an institutional governance model 147
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Policy analysis beyond the state
- Policy analysis in political parties 171
- Policy analysis in think tanks 189
- Policy analysis in non-governmental organizations 205
- Policy analysis and public policy in the private sector 223
- Policy analysis, the political game and institutional change in the labor market 239
- Policy analysis in the media: the coverage of public issues and the relevance of context 259
- Conclusion 279
- Index 285
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of figures and tables vii
- Notes on contributors x
- Editors’ introduction to the series xvi
- Preface xviii
- Policy analysis in Mexico: an introduction 1
-
Policy analysis as a field of study in Mexico
- Evolution of policy analysis as a field of study in Mexico 11
-
Policy analysis within the federal state
- Policy analysis in the Mexican federal government 31
- Policy analysis and bureaucratic capacity in the federal government 45
- Policy analysis in advisory councils 69
- Policy analysis in autonomous agencies 87
- Policy analysis in the Chamber of Deputies 107
-
Policy analysis in state and local governments
- Policy analysis in state governments in Mexico 127
- Policy analysis in local governments: an exploration of an institutional governance model 147
-
Policy analysis beyond the state
- Policy analysis in political parties 171
- Policy analysis in think tanks 189
- Policy analysis in non-governmental organizations 205
- Policy analysis and public policy in the private sector 223
- Policy analysis, the political game and institutional change in the labor market 239
- Policy analysis in the media: the coverage of public issues and the relevance of context 259
- Conclusion 279
- Index 285
