Análisis de contenidos de dos medios de comunicación de la provincia de Zamora Chinchipe de acuerdo al Art. 13 del principio de participación de la Ley Orgánica de Comunicación

Abstract

Abstract: This work focuses on the analysis of information transmitted by the two main radio stations (first and second broadcast) in Zamora Chinchipe province: "Radio Romantica" and "Radio La Voz de Zamora". This investigation was applied from the point of view of Article 13 participation rule, in the Organic Law of Communication of Ecuador. The research was designed using three methodological techniques: First, composite week, held on the following dates: Thursday May 22, Friday May 30, Monday June 2, Tuesday June 10, and Wednesday, June 18, in 2014; Second, interview made to the owners of the media; and finally, focus group with opinion leaders in the province. The application of these three techniques was useful to us in the final data testing. In summary, the main object of this investigation was to determine the level of participation that occurs in the media in the province of Zamora Chinchipe since the implementation of the Organic Law of Communication (LOC), based on the analysis of the news programs of this two radios. This experience also give us an overview of the current state of the low range media in Ecuador.