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The aim of this work is to systematize various conceptual contributions that allow us to study the relationship between the media and the political system. It is understood that, beyond its place as intermediaries between events and audiences, the mass media are business actors with a decisive role in the political system. In their day-to-day work, they construct news in a process that involves including, excluding and prioritizing certain events in informational agendas, not only in terms of journalistic criteria but also through the design of strategies aimed at achieving particular political-economic goals. Thus, through the publication of political news and the negotiations and agreements maintained outside the formal democratic process.

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This article sets out to systematize several theoretical frameworks in order to study the relationship between mass media and the political system. Besides their role in between events and audiences, the starting point of this paper is that mass media are business actors with a crucial role in the political system. On their daily work, they construct news by including, excluding and organizing events hierarchically in journalistic agendas. These tasks are carried out not only in accordance with the principles of the United Nations but also in strategies to obtain certain political-economic goals. By publishing current political events, and maintaining negotiations and agreements with politicians outside the formal democratic process, they are able to influence the public policy-making process.About Us