Keywords
politics talk
radio
hierarchy of influences model
media organizations
Abstract
In recent years, information radio in Puerto Rico has increased their opinion programming and downsized newsrooms. As a result, partisan commentators’ opinions dominate the audiences’ information diet. Using the hierarchy of influences model, this study examined how forces at the media organization level shaped news/talk radio content. In-depth interviews with radio workers revealed that ownership, finances, and editorial leaning impacted content, causing the displacement of formal news programs and the consolidation of an offer based on political commentary and opinion.
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