Mass Media's Influence on the Transformation of the Mexican Political Regime
For many years, mass media has transformed its original role from one of simply informing people to one of shaping societies by making them adopt elements of different cultures. Giving information is only one of its attributes, but in this day and age it is not the main activity. Today, mass media acts more like a group of “feature writers and feature speakers” than of informative channels. Mass media has become an important new player in all states and a decision maker in some spheres. In Mexico, mass media has influenced the adoption of lifestyles and the integration of new traditions and values, but these are not the only aspects in which media intervened. It also has participated in the building of a new political culture that shows people how to become real citizens. This article will study the role of television and the press in the transformation of the Mexican political regime. It will focus on the way that mass media can influence the process of transforming political attitudes by making democratic political values a daily routine.
Reforma de la legislación en radio, televisión y telecomunicaciones en México
Este articulo tiene como objetivo principal dar a
conocer las reformas aprobadas a la Ley Federal de
Radio y Television y a la Ley Federal de Telecomunicaciones
en Mexico. Antes de abordar el analisis de
los aspectos mas destacados de las reformas,
presentamos los antecedentes historicos sobre el
desarrollo de las politicas de radiodifusion y las telecomunicaciones
en el pais. Asimismo describimos la
actuacion de los distintos actores politicos que participaron
en los debates y el proceso de aprobacion
que se desarrollo en las camaras legislativas.
Industrial Relations in 1988
Undoubtedly, the election of the Hawke Labor Government in 1983 marked a turning point in Australian industrial relations. To a large extent industrial turbulence receded, helped along by global econ omic instability and the influence ofthe Prices and Incomes Accord between the Australian Labor Party and the Australian Council of Trade Union (ACTU). Arguably, the apparent success of the Accord owed something to a widespread concern within unions that the election of a Liberal-National Party government at the federal level would have resulted in a major pro gram of economic regulation, especially in relation to the institutions ofthe labour market. During 1988, despite an increasingly buoyant economy, the continuing influence of these economic and political conditions ensured that the level of industrial disputation remained subdued by historical stan dards, though those opposed to the nascent corporate state or centralised wage fixing may have been heartened by signs that wage restraint was fraying at the...