Spaces and Factors Media in the Zapatista Revolution of Chiapas

Abstract

The aim of this project  is to specify  the media  value  of the zapatista  revolution  in Chiapas’ indigenous communities, in the process of conquering seated political autonomy on the basis of an assembly democracy as opposed to a formal democracy and representative of  the Mexican state. Hence the title of the paper responds the media construction  of the zapatista democracy.  Sections of the project are: a) the description  of the character of the cited revolution  emphasizing  its media value, b) an explanation  of media spaces covering the revolution,  c) the causes  and factors  behind  the media  success  of the revolution,  d) media  function  developed  by  subcommander  Marcos,  spokesperson  and  military  leader of  the revolution,  and e) the strategy  of political  uncertainty  of zapatistismo,  in order to marshal  as many propagators  and partners  to their ranks in success  of the revolutionary objectives.