195. The methodology consisted of a reading of La Estrella of Iquique newspaper because this newspaper enjoyed greater stability during the period studied. Moreover, despite the lack of a reliable source to confirm this point, we believe that this newspaper constitutes an informational monopoly in the region, most likely because it belongs to the company El Mercurio, as mentioned above.
La metodología consideró la revisión del diario La Estrella de Iquique, porque es el periódico de mayor regularidad en el periodo estudiado y, a pesar de no haber encontrado una fuente fiable que lo afirme, es uno de los monopolios informativos regionales, seguramente por pertenecer a la empresa El Mercurio, tal como se mencionó antes.