Representation of immigrant prostitution in the press. The case of the prostitutes in the Raval district of Barcelona
Abstract
On September 1, 2009, El Pais newspaper published front-page pictures of prostitutes having sex in the Boqueria market in Barcelona. Following these photographs, newspapers and regional television and state echoed the news. This study focuses on the analysis of the news published by newspapers El Pais and La Vanguardia, to consider what image is projected of women engaged in sex work. The results point to a double stigma of women dedicated to prostitution, to fit into the labels of victims and, at the same time, guilty.
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