El llamado “conflicto del campo”, que tuvo lugar en la Argentina en el año 2008, inauguró un escenario de confrontación entre el Gobierno nacional y las principales corporaciones agrarias del país. El diario Clarín hizo una profusa cobertura de este caso, que puede ser abordada desde diversas dimensiones. En este trabajo se analiza puntualmente la relación que este matutino entabló con sus fuentes de información durante los meses más álgidos de la controversia desatada entre el gobierno de Cristina Fernández de Kirchner y el agro pampeano (marzo-julio de 2008). La base conceptual de este estudio es la teoría del Indexing. Se procura indagar si el tipo de tratamiento que Clarín dio a las fuentes oficiales y no oficiales puede ser explicado por la hipótesis de esta teoría.
The confrontation between those for whom 20th century populism meant improved life conditions and an inclusion in national politics, and those for whom it meant losing the economic and political privileges their families had maintained for generations, has set the tone for how the populist issue has been approached since then. In line with these classical debates, many people continue to view populism as a growing threat throughout Latin America. The fact that populism is conceived in this way implies that there is an unrest due fear, which is being used as a political tool. Nevertheless, for other people, the complex phenomenon of populism includes the historical demand for genuine political and socioeconomic equality. We consider the previous aspect worthy enough to revise the historical as well as current importance of the populist move¬ment (including its shortcomings) in a non-subjective manner.
