Global Media Journal México Volume 5 Number 9 Article 4 2008 Mexican elections coverage in the European media Manuel Ortiz Marín Follow this and additional works at: https://rio.tamiu.edu/gmj Recommended Citation Ortiz Marín, Manuel (2008) "Mexican elections coverage in the European media," Global Media Journal México: Vol. 5 : No. 9 , Article 4. Available at: https://rio.tamiu.edu/gmj/vol5/iss9/4 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Research Information Online. It has been accepted for inclusion in Global Media Journal México by an authorized editor of Research Information Online. For more information, please contact
[email protected],
[email protected],
[email protected],
[email protected]. 45 Mexican elections coverage in the European media By: Manuel Ortiz Marín * e-mail
[email protected] Abstract. This paper presents empirical research about the impact of the mexican presidential election of July 2nd. and how the European media approached it. The period analyzed is from July 3rd. to September 6th., 2006. The research was done using as methodology the tecnique of content analysis in four main italian newspapers (Corriere della Sera, Stampa, Il Messaggero, La Repubblica); three top european newpapers (El País, Le Monde and The Times) and the seven main channels of TV news (Tg1, Tg2, Tg3, Tg4, Tg5, Studio Aperto, Tg La 7) in Italy. Keywords: press, television, content analysis, European journalism. To Dan Hallin (UCSD) with my gratitude, for connecting me with the world of investigation in Italy and to Paolo Mancini (UNIP), for showing me how to investigate political communication in Italy.