Mexico has adopted rules requiring broadcasters to flag programmes that mix news and opinion. Julio Alberto Barajas Servin argues that these labels should be judged by whether the people they are meant to help notice and understand them. A legal duty matters little when viewers cannot use the signal to distinguish news from commentary
Head of Department for Coordination with Local Electoral Authorities, National Electoral Institute (INE), Mexico
Julio holds a PhD in Public Administration.
His research focuses on electoral administration, electoral institutions, electoral law, institutional design, judicial elections, and the use of quantitative and comparative methods to study how electoral rules shape political competition and participation.
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