Más allá de la violencia. La incertidumbre laboral en el periodismo mexicano

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The security crisis reported and experienced by journalists has become the dominant line of research in Mexican journalism studies. The emphasis on violence corresponds to the quantity and quality of the attacks against the press, as well as the social impact of the intensive and extensive coverage of the so-called Mexican Drug War. Despite this, its growth has been so expansive that it has also contrib- uted to generate the impression that the main —if not the only— challenge faced by this nation’s journalism is its security crisis. Consequently, the study of a series of phenomena unrelated to violence has been neglected. Among them, one particularly relegated has been work. Hence, this article proposes a turn to labor in Mexican journalism studies. Drawing upon Ulrich Beck’s labor theory, it outlines a turn through the notions of risk and uncertain- ty. The purpose, following Beck’s terminology, is to make present or stage job uncertainty and outline a new line of research. In conceptual and methodological terms, it represents a displacement from the experiences and perceptions about criminal risk to study the meanings and strategies developed in response to the reconfiguration of work. The article is organized in two sections. The first discusses Beck’s conceptualization of the new world of work and how it is articulated with his theory of risk society. The second incorporates three classic concepts of the sociology of work: job security, skills and job satisfaction. The aim is to strengthen Beck’s labor theory and through it analyze labor in journalism. This concep- tual framework it is intended to contribute to the renewal of Mexican journalism studies.