The Journalistic Coverage of the Videogame in the Spanish News Programs of General Television Networks
Abstract
The importance of video games as a cultural phenomenon is growing, but it is not always reflected in television journalism, where events and sensationalism predominate. The objective is to analyze the information broadcast on video games in the Spanish news of general channels between April 2023 and March 2024. A comparative content analysis has been carried out on the publications of TVE, Antena 3, Telecinco and La Sexta both on television like on their websites. The results show that the presence of interactive entertainment in traditional news is scarce and negative as it is based on events, although the importance of development and Spanish industry is also present. The user must consult their counterparts on the web if they want to find greater dissemination of the video game as a culture, away from stigmas and more journalistic sources and genres.
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