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Sheinbaum asks to await final guidelines on audience rights; Radio and TV Chamber agrees, she highlights
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Sheinbaum asks to await final guidelines on audience rights; Radio and TV Chamber agrees, she highlights

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Context piece
  • Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum urged patience for the final guidelines on audience rights regulations.
  • She noted that the Chamber of Radio and Television (CIRT) had previously agreed to the underlying law.
  • Sheinbaum emphasized her government's transparency, citing the morning press conferences as an example.

President Claudia Sheinbaum of Mexico has called for patience as the government finalizes new regulations concerning the rights of audiences. Speaking at her morning press conference on August 6, Sheinbaum Pardo stated that the proposed guidelines are currently under consultation.

We are going to wait until next week for a conclusion on what the final guidelines will be, and from there the debate can continue without a problem.

— Claudia Sheinbaum PardoPresident of Mexico, providing a timeline for the finalization of audience rights regulations.

She highlighted that the Chamber of the Industry of Radio and Television (CIRT) had previously expressed agreement with the law when it was initially voted upon. "The CIRT itself has recognized, because it even agreed when the law was voted on," she said, indicating a prior consensus.

The information presented in the mañanera, such as the attendance of the committee of specialists on unconventional gas, is the best demonstration that our government is transparent and that we inform people what we are doing.

— Claudia Sheinbaum PardoDefending her government's transparency and information dissemination practices.

Sheinbaum mentioned that further meetings with the CIRT and other groups are planned. "We are going to wait until next week for a conclusion on what the final guidelines will be, and from there the debate can continue without a problem," she stated, suggesting a timeline for resolution.

We are responsible in what we are doing, in an exercise of transparency that cannot be more transparent than what we do today.

— Claudia Sheinbaum PardoAsserting the high level of transparency in her government's operations.

The federal executive defended the transparency of her administration, pointing to the morning press conferences as evidence. "The information presented in the mañanera, such as the attendance of the committee of specialists on unconventional gas, is the best demonstration that our government is transparent and that we inform people what we are doing," she asserted. Sheinbaum also reiterated her government's adherence to an "ethical code" that includes "not stealing, not lying, and not betraying the people."

not stealing, not lying, and not betraying the people.

— Claudia Sheinbaum PardoQuoting the ethical code that guides her government.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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