Trust in the Mexican Press
Towards a Better Understanding of the Link between Press and Audiences
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https://doi.org/10.24215/24690457e051Keywords:
journalism, audiences, Mexico, violenceAbstract
To contribute to a better understanding of trust in the Mexican press, this work studies the perception that journalists who work in risk environments have of their audiences, in particular, and of citizens, in general. Based on the analysis of 93 semi-structured interviews with journalists from 23 states, and an original dataset of 1,217 headlines from the two main newspapers in each state, it is observed that although the link with the audience is weak, by specifying the relationship between the organized groups, greater trust is perceived between both actors, which strengthens collaboration and alliance networks.
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