Sources of the Media Agenda

Source Selection and Media Reform in Argentina

Bibliographic Data

ID12909150
AuthorsMariana De Maio (0000-0002-5033-8574, Lehigh University, corresponding author), Wayne Wanta (0000-0002-9337-4006, University of Florida)
Year2022
Volume18
Issue3
Pages587-601
Publication date2022-03-29
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournalism Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1751-2786 • E-ISSN: 1751-2794
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17512786.2022.2043765
OpenAlexW4221062075
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

Using agenda-setting theory and content analysis, this study examines the coverage of Argentina’s 2009 emblematic Audiovisual Communication Services Law (ACSL). The law, which sparked a legal battle between the government and that nation’s most powerful media corporation, aimed to democratize the airwaves and to increase plurality and inclusion. To explore the sources used in the stories covering the law, data were collected from three national newspapers’ online publications (Clarín, La Nación, and Página/12), between 1 March 2009, and 29 October 2013. Each newspaper’s online database was employed to identify articles about the ACSL. Results from the analysis suggest that the quantity of sources varied significantly across the three papers. Further analysis revealed that at the beginning of the controversy all newspapers used similar sources, but as the discussion progressed, Página/12 (liberal, more supportive of the law) tended to use more government officials while La Nación and Clarín (conservative, opposed to the law) tended to use oppositional leaders, unnamed sources, and media organizations associated with the conglomerates

Battle · Content analysis · Corporation · Government (linguistics · Inclusion (mineral · Media studies · Newspaper · Political science · Social science · Sociology · History · Law · Media and Digital Communication · Media Studies and Communication · Social Media and Politics

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