Cobertura informativa de la violencia en México

Abstract

The analysis on the impact of violence in media is not new. Maybe what have changed are the reasons for violence, or the ways in which we get in contact with it. Some elements of context for the production of violence have changed, as well as what is considered violent nowadays or the way in which it is perceived. Traditionally research on media and violence centered its views on the responsibility of media as providers of violent content, whereas impacts of violence were measured on well defined audiences. Today, media, violent groups, reporters and technology users are equally responsible for the production of violent content, with potentially dangerous consequences not only socially but globally. This essay deals with the coverage of violent content as pertained to crime, insecurity and drug trafficking in Mexico, providing some insights from the perspective of communication, its impact, the responsibility of journalists and reporters, as well as the social responsibility for crime and violence that we all have in its full coverage.