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Media and conflicto: closure of the Ecuadorian newspaper Hoy

Abstract:

In the processes of inclusion, exclusion, news hierarchization and frames selection, media gives rise to a range of conflicts with other actors in the political arena. The aim of this research is to analyse the closing down case of the daily Ecuadorian newspaper Hoy from the media power struggle perspective. To this effect several actors were consulted, including Jaime Mantilla, former Editor of the newspaper, but also journalists and other workers, through semi-structured and unstructured interviews. The results of the research will contribute to other empiric studies regarding the conflict between Rafael Correa's Government and media, from the power struggle category, what is essential for the understanding of the relationships between these two political actors during the so-called Citizens Revolution.