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Newspaper representations of populism in Spain and Italy

The study “What is populism anyway? Newspaper representations of populism in Spain and Italy between emptiness and political partisanship” by Carlo Berti, Arantxa Capdevila, and Carlota M. Moragas-Fernández, all from Universitat Rovira i Virgili, looked at the journalistic construction of populism within the polarized pluralist media system in South Europe. There are debates about what … Continued

Tags: El Pais, elDiario, Il Corriere della Sera, Il Fatto, Il Giornale, Italy, La Razon, newspapers, polarized pluralist media system, populism, Spain
Published: 13 Feb 2024

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ARTICLE: Public broadcasters in Portugal and Spain were heavily impacted by austerity policies

The external financial assistance provided for European countries in crises starting in 2009, had a major impact for many public services in these countries, including public service broadcasting. The article written by Elsa Costa e Silva of Minho University and María-Jesús Díaz-González of Universidade da Coruña looks at the effects of austerity policy measures implemented, … Continued

Tags: journalism funding, Portugal, public service broadcasting, Spain
Published: 23 Apr 2020

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ARTICLE: Journalists at El Mundo use emotional and social resources to cope with uncertainty

How does uncertainty affect journalists’ job expectations? Manuel Goyanes and Eduardo Francisco Rodríguez-Gómez, of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, did observation at the workplace and interviews with 27 managers and journalists at El Mundo newspaper in Spain. The organization has faced fierce financial turmoil and several redundancy plans in the last years. To manage with … Continued

Tags: journalistic identity, journalistic profession, Spain
Published: 5 Apr 2018

ARTICLE: Official leaks receive more attention than citizens’ leaks

Leaks are important sources for journalism. Authors Víctor Sampedro, F Javier López-Ferrández and Álvaro Carretero, all from the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, divided leaks first into two types: official ones (the Monedero Case and the Pujol Case) and those originating from citizens (the Falciani List). According to the authors, official leaks are carried out by elites … Continued

Tags: data, journalistic profession, leaks, sources, Spain
Published: 29 Mar 2018

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ARTICLE: Spanish press prefers a “loyal facilitator” role in covering business

Spanish newspapers emphasize different journalistic roles when dealing with different topics, María Luisa Humanes, of University Rey Juan Carlos, and Sergio Roses, of University of Málaga, write. The authors analysed 2 278 news articles published by four Spanish newspapers in 2012 and 2013. The sample consists of articles from the papers Abc, El País, El … Continued

Tags: crime journalism, economic journalism, journalistic roles, Spain
Published: 19 Feb 2018

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ARTICLE: Spanish media frames obesity most often by presenting solutions and recommendations

Obesity has become one of the main health concerns of modern society. Its coverage has placed much emphasis on personal responsibility. José I Armentia and Flora Marín, of the University of Basque Country, examined the framing used by Spanish daily newspapers El País, La Vanguardia, and El Correo throughout 2015. During the year, the newspapers … Continued

Tags: health journalism, representation, Spain
Published: 31 Jan 2018

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According to a report published in 2017, radio is the most reliable news source in Spain and radio journalists have considerable social influence to a lot of listeners. Sometimes radio hosts or collaborators also act as advertising endorsers. Clara Muela-Molina and Eva Reinares-Lara of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, and Josefa D. Martín-Santana of Universidad de … Continued

Tags: journalistic identity, journalistic norms, Spain
Published: 24 Jan 2018

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ARTICLE: Spain’s “Link Tax” increased fragmentation of online news consumption

The 2015 “Link Tax” legislation is Spain imposed a copyright fee for showing snippets of content created by newspapers. Similar regulations are being considered on the European level. Silvia Majó-Vásquez, of the University of Oxford, Ana S. Cardenal, of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, and Sandra González-Bailón, of the University of Pennsylvania, examined the impact … Continued

Tags: audience, EU, journalism funding, online journalism, Spain
Published: 19 Sep 2017

ARTICLE: Slow journalism startups in Spain

Alejandro Barranquero Carretero and Garbiñe Jaurrieta Bariain examine slow media practices in Spain within a context of economic and media crisis. The case study is based on interviews with Jot Down cultural magazine’s head and staff as well as on an online survey to its collaborators. The study concludes that there is no closed model for slow … Continued

Tags: journalistic profession, Spain
Published: 17 Feb 2016