The role of media in children protection: a lesson to be learned
Keywords:
children’s rights, protection, media, media representationsAbstract
Media is an alternate learning space that influences the conformation of roles, manners and customs. In light of the General Law for the Rights of girls, boys and teenagers in Mexico, a system of integral protection that contemplates actions from varied fronts was established, in which media has an essential role. The goal of this paper is to consider the construction of media representations as a part of a system designed to protect children’s rights. A criteria was established based on the four guiding principles of the Children’s Rights Convention to support the analysis. The need to consolidate a scenario where representation in media supports the children’s rights as stated by the law was made evident.
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