In order to achieve the objectives of transparency and accountability,Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador(AMLO)has offered a press conference every morning since he took office.This situation seemed to be a ...In order to achieve the objectives of transparency and accountability,Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador(AMLO)has offered a press conference every morning since he took office.This situation seemed to be a transcendental change in the field of democratic dynamics and political communication in Mexico;however,not merely a means of communication,these conferences have instead become a method of government.Using postulates of Mimetic Theory,this essay analyzes AMLO’s conferences,showing how this daily practice has become propaganda for the regime.展开更多
文摘In order to achieve the objectives of transparency and accountability,Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador(AMLO)has offered a press conference every morning since he took office.This situation seemed to be a transcendental change in the field of democratic dynamics and political communication in Mexico;however,not merely a means of communication,these conferences have instead become a method of government.Using postulates of Mimetic Theory,this essay analyzes AMLO’s conferences,showing how this daily practice has become propaganda for the regime.
