Despite the precautionary measures already issued by the National Electoral Institute (INE) for that behavior, public media have campaigned in favor Claudia Sheinbaumcandidate of Morena, PT and PVEM for the Presidency, and acted with partiality by ignoring Jorge Álvarez Máynez, determined the first report of radio and television monitoringpresented during the General Council session.
The measurement, prepared by the National Autonomous University of Nuevo León (UANL), runs from March 1 to April 7, and identified 55,591 pieces in 503 radio and television programs.
Counselor Martín Faz Mora highlighted that the monitoring of these first five weeks of campaigns “confirm what was recorded by the monitoring during the pre-campaign period, in relation to the public media’s treatment of the current presidential contest.”
The newscasts of Canal Once, IMER and the Public Broadcasting System (SPR) issued 79 evaluations of the presidential candidacies, of which 35 were positive for Sheinbaum Pardo and only four negatives.
Of Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz, candidate of the Strength and Heart Coalition for Mexico (PAN, PRI and PRD), There were 30 negative reviews and only three positive ones.
“TO Jorge Álvarez Máynez was not allocated any seconds in the programs of public media during the same period,” said the counselor.
“What is shown here is a scandal, an absolute partiality of the public media. These media, which are paid with public resources, should maintain neutrality,” criticized Emilio Álvarez Icaza, PRD representative before the INE.
Victor Hugo Sondónrepresentative of National Action, pointed out that The report reflects the “open and cynical promotion that public media have in favor of the official candidate.”
During the session, the electoral councilors approved the logistical criteria that will be used for the quick counts of the three federal elections and those of nine governorships.
The counselor Carla Humphrey reported that the selection of the sample boxes will be carried out at a public event on May 31.
The councilors also approved Luisa Cantú, host of the Public Broadcasting System; Elena Arcila, director of Grupo Sipse in Yucatán, and Javier Solorzano, who is a news presenter for El Heraldo TV, as the three moderators for the third presidential debate, next Sunday, May 19.
