Uso del análisis de conglomerados para la detección de encuadres noticiosos en el tratamiento periodístico de la Iniciativa Mérida

It has been stressed the need for framing studies to opt for frame identification methods that provide reliable and valid results. In this article, a cluster analysis is used to identify issue-specific frames in the news articles about the Merida Initiative, an international cooperation agreement that received wide media coverage for its implications both for the Mexican security policy and the struggle against drug trafficking.