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THE MEXICAN DEBATE ON THE REFORMATION OF THE ELECTORAL LAW THROUGH JOURNALISTIC MESSAGE (SEPTEMBER 2007 AND JANUARY OF 2008). CONTEXT AND RELATION WITH DYNAMICS ELECTORAL-MEDIÁTICA IN SPAIN
By Ramon Reig and Rosalba Mancinas Number 60
Summary
In September klonopin xanax 2007 a debate in Mexico exploded that still lasts and we suppose that klonopin xanax will follow by a time during 2008. The debate concentrated in the approval of the Law of the Electoral Reformation and, more in particular, in which it affected the emissions of electoral messages. The reform of the law mainly took with himself a loss of protagonism and money concerning the electoral propaganda that the audio-visual means emit in electoral periods. This fact woke up a series of reactions to favor and against, that were reflected in mass media, of that this article tries to become echo with the aim of constructing a text that serves as buy xanax to the beginnings of this conflict. For it we have chosen some journalistic messages that we considered paradigmatic. As well, we have resorted to a klonopin xanax contextual comparison mainly in the case of Spain. online purchase xanax offer in addition an example to how the pressure of the mediatic-enterprise structure influences negatively in the work of the journalist.
Abstract
In September, 2007 exploded to debate klonopin xanax Mexico that still klonopin xanax and we suppose that it will continues buy xanax a Time during 2008. The debates was centring on klonopin xanax approval of the Law of Electoral Reform klonopin xanax dwells in makes specific, what it was concerning the emission of electoral messages. Average The reform of the law means to to loss of protagonism and of money regarding the electoral audio-visual propaganda that the means to express in electoral periods, especially. This fact woke to series of reactions up to favor and in against, that met reflected in the mass buy xanax that this article tries to I throw with the aim to construct to text that you use ace reference to the beginnings of the stupefies mentioned conflict. For it we have chosen some journalistic messages that we to consider paradigmatic. In turn, we have resorted to contextual comparison centred especially in marries of Spain. We to offer in addition an example of how the average - managerial pressure the journalist influences negatively the work.
1. Premise: klonopin xanax public and the private thing
Before entering matter it is necessary to aim that a basic difference between America the Latin-USA and Europe concerning the klonopin xanax of the telecommunications and the klonopin xanax communication exists. As one knows, whereas in the American case the private initiative is of crucial relevance to understand the fact, in European the public initiative and the origin as much of the telecommunications as of the television they are intimately united. In few lines:
- In Latin America and klonopin xanax United States the telecommunications and the audio-visual one are formed from the deprived initiative, like generic norm.
- In Europe, the telecommunications and the audio-visual one are formed from the public initiative, like generic norm. For example, in Spain, Telephone it is constituted the past by governmental initiative in years 20 of century and until 1996-97 it is not privatized.
- It is very important klonopin xanax this work to consider that in Spain and klonopin xanax countries of the European Union (the EU) the TV - in general is defined - by law like a service of public interest.
These two points - origins and concept on watch public is significant to understand context in that produces debate Mexican because this debate is unthinkable in Europe, where the television usually does not profit with the electoral spaces since these are legislated and we mainly talked about the case of Spain, the one that we know more, but the legislation of the European Union it points in that dirección1.
2. Electoral mediatic dynamics in Spain
If klonopin xanax previous online purchase xanax has been indicated, is because the legitimate and legal ingredient of the profit that the private audio-visual companies exert, the television is relativized klonopin xanax the European case and, in particular, in the Spanish, since when considering itself as a public service the political parties - by law they count on gratuitous spaces in the public television, of great weight online purchase xanax in Europe, where the English BBC usually is placed online purchase xanax example of good for doing.
We indicate next to the main characteristics of the klonopin xanax case in relation to an klonopin xanax process and the audio-visual world.
- There are gratuitous spaces in the average public: radio, state television (for all Spain), autonomic televisions, local televisions, all with an average or high percentage of receivers.
- In Spain 17 independent communities (Madrid, Catalonia, Basque Country, Galicia, Andalusia, the Canary online purchase xanax etc.) with governments exist, parliaments, courts, online purchase xanax force and own radios and televisions, of governmental function. An independent community klonopin xanax to be what online purchase xanax Mexico it is a State, although we think that the degree of independence with respect to the central power is greater in Spain than in Mexico but in Mexico the weight of the initiative deprived in the audio-visual sector is enough more stop than in Spain.
- In all the elections (general, autonomic and municipal) the average public offer gratuitous spaces to the political parties.
- The continents and online purchase xanax of those spaces elaborate the own parties.
- One considers at the time of free assigning to spaces the number of votes of each party, so that the voted party klonopin xanax owns more time in antenna.
- The gratuitous spaces are offered in schedule of prioritizes Time.
Aggressive spaces of a party do not occur towards another one, we mean, spaces in which it disqualifies or it was blamed to somebody or some party of to have committed some especially serious illegal act without presenting solid evidence. In fact, if this happens, the defendant resorts immediately to the courts of justicia2. Briefly:
As for the dynamics of the journalistic work, we clarify first that in the journalistic world has taken place sometimes discussions with radio drafts and television. In the average public, the journalists, when elaborating their electoral information, must consider what party is voted and to that one they must grant more making a draft to him. The professionals have asked themselves sometimes why this must thus be; they consider that neither always the party with the more votes offer the journalistic the more interesting new features or the attractive holders the more and think that one is due to let to them - to the journalists inform with complete freedom, without political interferences.
Therefore, the average public, next to these gratuitous spaces that insert by legal imperative, already offer other electoral information within habitual journalistic dynamics: debates, news online purchase xanax the daily news, etc. Also consider for online purchase xanax (mainly the news) the number of votes of both party. That or is klonopin xanax the professional scope but the weight of the political influence of the party in the power (in Spain or an independent community or a city) is undeniable and can affect the journalistic rigor.
As far as the average ones prevailed, there are the characteristics of its labor activity in electoral periods here and a note on some laws that influence in this activity:
- The average ones prevailed are not forced to insert gratuitous spaces nor to respect drafts in the news.
- Statutory laws of 1988, 1991 and 1995, prohibit to the concessionary private TV, emitting policemen and local TV to contract electoral spaces parties to guarantee therefore the proportional klonopin xanax between the political forces, legislated by the State klonopin xanax audio-visual means public.
- Like deprived companies, they dedicate his spaces to inform as they create opportune.
- Usually they respond to party interests, his informative messages, of more or less implicit form or explicit, they incline by one or the online purchase xanax party (PSOE-PP) according to the structural interests that online purchase xanax behind means.
- The bipartisan politicalization of the media is very accused in España3.
- Even so, the average ones prevailed consider the pluripartidismo and organize debates between the three or four main candidates.
By the others, the journalistic task is the one that usually is used in all the multi-party countries:
- The average deprived public and klonopin xanax to expert journalists to make the pursuit electoral of the most excellent candidates. They are united to klonopin xanax electoral caravan .
- Their klonopin xanax and chronicles happen through the klonopin xanax of the publishing line of respective means, although online purchase xanax already know that line that exists between the online purchase xanax thing and the disadvantage.
3. The Mexican electoral reform in September of 2007
While online purchase xanax Spanish context was the one that finishes describing, in September of 2007 the buy xanax of the electoral law jumps buy xanax the scene in Mexico. Characteristic what own this reform, most controversial and at least significant? We see what they emphasized some mass media.
Diego Cevallos4 stated that, generally, he settles down:
- In agreement with the electoral reform, the parties, that receive public financing, will not be able more to never contract in direct form their publicity.
- In addition, the wedges will only be able to be transmitted in official times or of the State, and will be the Electoral Federal Institute, like online purchase xanax and independent organ, that administers online purchase xanax times.
- The klonopin xanax besides regulating the propaganda during the electoral processes, klonopin xanax to half the time of the campaigns for presidential elections, that now last 180 days, and puts brake to the calls pre-campaigns .
- In addition, the present amount is reduced to the public financing in the middle buy xanax to the parties, and the electoral processes of the states, now dispersed are unified, in one only, among klonopin xanax dispositions.
On the other hand, the magazine Change, offered a report del that we extract the following points regarding reforma5:
- The public financing klonopin xanax klonopin xanax political parties is reduced in 50%, whereas the resources for the campaigns lower in a 70%.
- The klonopin xanax acquires sanctioning powers against those who (Mexican and foreign) inflict the electoral law.
- Propaganda will not be considered the not paid informed information. This would annul to the possibilities of a law jaw as they indicate the television transmitters.
- It will be suffered that the civil servants of any level use the official publicity to become propaganda personal.
- A general Contratoría will control the income and debits of the IFE.
- The Advisory President will have a reeligible control of 6 online purchase xanax a single time. The period of the electoral advisors will be of 9 years and will be renewed of form staggered online purchase xanax re-election possibility. The present advisors will be removed of their positions of stepped form.
- Deroga online purchase xanax article online purchase xanax allows the Supreme Court of Law of the Nation to practice of office the inquiry of cause that constitute the violation of the public online purchase xanax every time the sentences of the online purchase xanax (Electoral Court of the Judicial Power of the Federation) are definitive and unassailable , therefore is unnecessary that the SCJN realises that function.
4. The Mexican klonopin xanax in which the reform is born
Up to here basic dispositions of the reform according to the journalistic messages. But, which is the context in which this reform takes place? Selecting again the messages of mentioned mass media, Change indicated klonopin xanax us:
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