Institutional model in Argentine state media. The case of the Sistema Nacional de Medios Públicos (2003-2009)

This text contrasts the characteristics of the institutional functioning of the National Public Media System of Argentina in the period 2003-2009 with the definitions that emerged in the last three decades from the Latin American studies on communication policies for the construction of genuine public media. Based on the analysis, it verifies the interference of the Executive Power in the decision making on the state media during the stage. It is also noted that the unstable institutionality and the legal regime made it difficult to unify criteria for decisions and operational logics. Nonetheless, it vas building progressively a system of conceptual guidelines with an emphasis on pluralism, quality, a public and federal narrative, and the expansion of service