The Mexican Third Sector of the Media: The Long Run to Democratise the Mexican Communication System

This article addresses the structural historical conditions of the Mexican communication system (MCS) in relation to the process of its democratisation. In order to analyse this process of democratisation, the research focused on the struggles of the third sector of the media – citizen/community/pop...

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Main Author: Rodrigo Gomez
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Language:English
Published: Paderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research Group 2018-04-01
Series:tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
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Online Access:https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/945
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description This article addresses the structural historical conditions of the Mexican communication system (MCS) in relation to the process of its democratisation. In order to analyse this process of democratisation, the research focused on the struggles of the third sector of the media – citizen/community/popular/free/alternative/radical/indigenous – to find room in that communication system. The aim was to highlight the structural inequality faced by this sector when compared with the hegemony of the private/commercial – or first – sector. From a normative perspective, a democratic and pluralistic communication system must have fair and equitable conditions among the three media sectors – private, public and citizen – with the aim of generating horizontal public spheres as a plural network of spaces for public conversation and deliberation on common issues.
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spelling doaj-art-ebabb7ffac83412db325718d40f352742025-08-20T03:36:18ZengPaderborn University: Media Systems and Media Organisation Research GrouptripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique1726-670X2018-04-0116110.31269/triplec.v16i1.945945The Mexican Third Sector of the Media: The Long Run to Democratise the Mexican Communication SystemRodrigo GomezThis article addresses the structural historical conditions of the Mexican communication system (MCS) in relation to the process of its democratisation. In order to analyse this process of democratisation, the research focused on the struggles of the third sector of the media – citizen/community/popular/free/alternative/radical/indigenous – to find room in that communication system. The aim was to highlight the structural inequality faced by this sector when compared with the hegemony of the private/commercial – or first – sector. From a normative perspective, a democratic and pluralistic communication system must have fair and equitable conditions among the three media sectors – private, public and citizen – with the aim of generating horizontal public spheres as a plural network of spaces for public conversation and deliberation on common issues. https://www.triple-c.at/index.php/tripleC/article/view/945Citizen mediaLatin Americamedia policymedia systemsMexico
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The Mexican Third Sector of the Media: The Long Run to Democratise the Mexican Communication System
tripleC: Communication, Capitalism & Critique
Citizen media
Latin America
media policy
media systems
Mexico
title The Mexican Third Sector of the Media: The Long Run to Democratise the Mexican Communication System
title_full The Mexican Third Sector of the Media: The Long Run to Democratise the Mexican Communication System
title_fullStr The Mexican Third Sector of the Media: The Long Run to Democratise the Mexican Communication System
title_full_unstemmed The Mexican Third Sector of the Media: The Long Run to Democratise the Mexican Communication System
title_short The Mexican Third Sector of the Media: The Long Run to Democratise the Mexican Communication System
title_sort mexican third sector of the media the long run to democratise the mexican communication system
topic Citizen media
Latin America
media policy
media systems
Mexico
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