María Elena Meneses Rocha

María Elena Meneses Rocha (1 December 1961 – 14 May 2018) was a Mexican journalist, professor of journalism and researcher into media, communications and the Internet with the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico City. On the campus she taught and was the coordinator of the Cátedra Sociedad de la Información, which does research and consulting in mass media and information technology. She also worked with mass media, as a writer and as a commentator for print, broadcast and Internet media, mostly commenting on information technologies.

Life Meneses was married with two daughters and lived in Mexico City.

Journalism career She began her career as a journalist. From 1984 to 1993 she was an anchor, reporter and writer with Canal 11 in Mexico, including lead anchor for the program Noticiero Enlace. From 1995 to 2001 she was a correspondent with Univision, covering political, economic and social stories on shows such as Noticiero Nacional, ¡Despierta América! and Ultima Hora.

Academic career After a twenty-year career in journalism and mass media, she decided to change to academia. At the recommendation of a friend, she sent her resume to the Tec de Monterrey, Mexico City Campus in 2001 and was offered the chance to teach classes part-time. She wanted to teach but did not expect it to develop to anything more. However, in 2002 she was offered the position of director of the journalism and mass media major at the school, which she accepted despite thinking the position may only last a few years. However, in 2008, she became the coordinator of the Cátedra Sociedad de la Información, a research and consulting organization of the Tec de Monterrey. Her research work made her a member of the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (Level 1). a board member at civil organizations as Center of Journalism and Public Ethics and Fundación de Periodismo de Investigación (MEPI) and the editorial board at Electronic News Journal (a peer review journal from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Radio and TV Division). She was a judge for the Gilberto Rincón Gallardo National Prize, and for the Premio Nacional del Periodismo (National Journalimsm Prize). In 2013, she was elected as president of the sociación Mexicana de Investigadores de la Comunicación.

She presented at conferences on topics ranging from knowledge in society, the Internet and media.

Publications

Ciberutopías. Democracia, redes sociales y movimientos (2015) Periodismo Convergente. Tecnología, Medios y Periodistas en el Siglo XXI (2011)