Who defines the agenda? The sources of information in the Argentinian digital press

Abstract

The objective is to analyze the use of the sources of information in Argentina's main digital media. Specifically, it is intended to unravel what types of sources are included in the news, whether there is homogeneity in their use and what level of credit their views take up. Based on a content analysis guided by "indexing" and "standing" hypotheses, the results of this exploratory study demonstrates that government sources dominate the agenda. It is also revealed that "the ruling party" sources are the ones who get the highest level of credit across all media.