International communication: journalism in Mexico today. Narratives of the information treatment of conflict and violence

• Main Authors: Juan Francisco Torregrosa Carmona, Nancy Montemayor Rodríguez
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos 2017-10-01
• Series: Index Comunicación
• Subjects: Comunicación internacional; México; periodismo; conflicto; violencia
• Online Access: http://journals.sfu.ca/indexcomunicacion/index.php/indexcomunicacion/article/view/296

The aim of this text is to be an approach to the reality of the journalism in the present Mexico from the notion of conflict in the treatment by the mass media. The case of the Aztec country is an example of the first order in the international media scene, due to the repeated and serious violence that must be addressed by the press in its broadest sense. This reality has made it one of the most dangerous places in the world for informants, according to various official bodies and professional entities. Journalists, especially those who exercise with integrity and courage, are targets of drug trafficking mafias and other sectors of violence and organized crime. In this context, the task of daily reporting is as necessary as it is risky. A job that has already cost many reporters lives on the street.