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      Journalists' working conditions in Chiapas/ La condición laboral del periodista en Chiapas

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          Even if they are at the center of the opinion and the information, journalists are not well-known. In fact, we know little about them: their salary, the relationships they establish with their sources, the values they profess, their level of education, their social security benefits and their work routines. In the absence of studies about journalists in the context of Chiapas, Mexico, this work aims to investigate the conditions under which journalists perform, the average salary they receive, their benefits and the social organizations they belong to. In Chiapas, there are approximately 300 journalists; the remaining employees are sometimes involved in the tasks of information and opinion. We have focused on these 300 journalists in order to do this project. They have become the object of our study. We surveyed 158 journalists who live in different parts of the state and, afterwards, we interviewed 88 of them. The article shows the workings conditions in which the Chiapas journalists perform their job: low wages and little support from their companies to carry out their task of providing information.Aunque están en el centro de la opinión y de la información, los periodistas son poco conocidos. Se sabe escasamente de ellos: salarios, relaciones que establecen con sus fuentes, valores que profesan, grados de estudio, prestaciones sociales y rutinas laborales. Ante la inexistencia de estudios sobre el periodista chiapaneco en el contexto de Chiapas, México, este trabajo tiene como objetivo indagar las condiciones en que se desempeña el periodista, el salario promedio que percibe, prestaciones sociales y las organizaciones a las que pertenece.El número aproximado de periodistas en Chiapas es de 300; el restante son colaboradores que participan ocasionalmente en las labores de información y opinión. En esos 300 nos hemos centrado para hacer este trabajo. Ellos fueron nuestro objeto de estudio. Encuestamos a 158 comunicadores que viven en diferentes partes del estado y entrevistamos a 88 de ellos. El artículo refleja las condiciones laborales en que se desempeña el periodista chiapaneco, con bajos salarios y poco apoyo de parte de sus empresas, para ejercer su trabajo informativo.

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          Journal
          Revista Latina de Comunicación Social
          Universidad de La Laguna
          01 January 2009
          : 64
          : 800-878
          : 444-460
          Article
          d6d29225175b4e31a377d06f7d136c46
          b51ef598-9d09-4cf9-ab8a-bb4dae1bead7

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          Categories
          Social sciences (General)
          H1-99
          Social Sciences
          H
          Communication. Mass media
          P87-96
          Philology. Linguistics
          P1-1091
          Language and Literature
          P

          Social & Information networks,Social & Behavioral Sciences,General social science,Human-computer-interaction,Communication & Media studies
          http://www.revistalatinacs.org/09/art/37_836_27_Chiapas/Martinez_et_al.html

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