Description
Por qué López Obrador se ha obsesionado con los medios (sobre todo con los "conservadores"), a quienes considera sus más fieros contrincantes? Por qué miente y desinforma con tanta confianza incluso cuando se le presentan evidencias que anulan sus afirmaciones? Qué consecuencias políticas tiene su actitud retadora y desdeñosa hacia la verdad y los hechos? Sea como un recurso para polarizar al país en su beneficio o como una genuina estrategia de cambio, el presidente de México ha logrado convertir la relación entre el poder y los medios de comunicación en uno de los aspectos centrales de su gestión. Esto ha generado confrontación, pero también dependencia, y ha marcado el ritmo de la discusión público en México desde que el presidente estableció las conferencias "mañaneras" como la principal vía de comunicación de su gobierno. Este libro registro y analizo esa interdependencia. Mitad crónica de los primeros cuatro años de gobierno de AMLO, centrada en los bulos que se han lanzado día tras día desde el púlpito del presidente, y mitad ensayo sobre el uso político de las fake news y el papel de la ética periodística en un mundo dominado por le desinformación y la infodemia, es uno de los textos que mejor documentan un fenómeno tan complejo como preocupante: las implicaciones políticas de la posverdad.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Why has President López Obrador become obsessed with some media outlets (especially with "conservatives"), that he considers his fiercest opponents? Why does he lie and misinform so confidently even when is presented with evidence against his claims? What are the political consequences of his defiant attitude towards facts?
Whether as a resource to polarize the country for his benefit or as a genuine strategy for change, the President of Mexico has made the relationship between power and media one of the central aspects of his administration. This relationship has generated confrontation, but also dependency, and has set the pace of public discussion in Mexico since the President established the "Mañaneras" (daily morning conferences) as the main communication channel of his government. This book analyzes the interdependence born from that relationship. It is part a chronicle of the first four years of AMLO's government, part an essay on the political uses of fake news and on the role of ethics in a world dominated by misinformation. It is one of the texts that best documents a phenomenon as complex as worrying: the political implications of post-truth.
Author: Raúl Cortés
Publisher: Grijalbo
Published: 04/18/2023
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.11h x 5.20w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9786073823050
ISBN10: 6073823053
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | World | Caribbean & Latin American
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Why has President López Obrador become obsessed with some media outlets (especially with "conservatives"), that he considers his fiercest opponents? Why does he lie and misinform so confidently even when is presented with evidence against his claims? What are the political consequences of his defiant attitude towards facts?
Whether as a resource to polarize the country for his benefit or as a genuine strategy for change, the President of Mexico has made the relationship between power and media one of the central aspects of his administration. This relationship has generated confrontation, but also dependency, and has set the pace of public discussion in Mexico since the President established the "Mañaneras" (daily morning conferences) as the main communication channel of his government. This book analyzes the interdependence born from that relationship. It is part a chronicle of the first four years of AMLO's government, part an essay on the political uses of fake news and on the role of ethics in a world dominated by misinformation. It is one of the texts that best documents a phenomenon as complex as worrying: the political implications of post-truth.
Author: Raúl Cortés
Publisher: Grijalbo
Published: 04/18/2023
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.11h x 5.20w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9786073823050
ISBN10: 6073823053
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | World | Caribbean & Latin American
About the Author
Raúl Cortés es licenciado en Periodismo por la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), . Siempre supo que quería ser corresponsal en el extranjero para un medio español. Antes de conseguirlo trabajó en Barcelona para una agencia de noticias deportivas y en la emisora RAC1. Vivió en Moscú, y desde que trabaja para la agencia de noticias EFE ha estado destinado en Perú, Bolivia y México. Fue director de la oficina de Uruguay desde 2009 hasta 2014 y en la actualidad es director de la oficina de México. En PRH ha publicado el libro El testigo y su mirada. 50 años de la Agencia EFE en México (Debate, 2016)