Democratization or censorship?
Argentina’s newspaper coverage of the media reform
Using second-level agenda setting, this paper examines the coverage of Argentina’s 2009 media reform. To investigate the attributes the media used, data were collected from three national newspapers’ online publications (Clarín, La Nación, and Página/12). Results from the analysis suggest that the newspapers used different attributes and tone based on their political leanings. Content analysis before and after selected court’s rulings on the new media law demonstrate that La Nación and Clarín tended to converge in the way they used attributes and tone. When the rulings went against the interests of Clarín and La Nación, both newspapers reacted negatively, in tone and attribute, relative to Página/12.
Article outline
- Theoretical framework
- Agenda setting
- Second-level agenda setting
- Method
- Coding instrument
- Coder training and intercoder reliability
- Variables
- Length
- Cognitive attributes
- Affective attributes
- Results
- Attributes used
- Tone associated with the media law
- Change of coverage across time
- The beginning
- Arguing legality
- It’s constitutional
- Discussion and conclusion
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