Coverage of Homicides by the Basque Press 20012012: News reporting and Journalistic Ethics

  • José Ignacio Armentia Vizuete Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU
  • Flora Marín Murillo Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU
  • José María Caminos Marcet Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ESMP.2015.v21.n1.49080
Keywords: Homicides, newspapers, content analysis, ethics, presumption of innocence.

Abstract

This article presents the results of an analysis of the regional press’s coverage of homicides perpetrated in the Basque Country from 2002 through 2012. The main objective of this study was to determine how closely a wide spectrum of Basque newspapers followed their own codes of ethics as well as those of various associations of professional journalists in their reporting of such events during this period. Content analysis of eight regional newspapers’ coverage of 44 cases of homicide (4 for each year covered by this study) was carried out to ascertain each publication’s track record on ethical issues such as respect for the presumption of innocence and the protection of the identities of both victims and the accused and to gain a clearer picture as to the manner in which they described and framed these events. The newspapers chosen for this study were El Correo and El Diario Vasco (published by Vocento), Deia, Noticias de Gipuzkoa and Diario Noticias de Álava (published by Grupo Noticias), Gara, El País and El Mundo.

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Published
2015-05-11
How to Cite
Armentia Vizuete J. I., Marín Murillo F. y Caminos Marcet J. M. (2015). Coverage of Homicides by the Basque Press 20012012: News reporting and Journalistic Ethics. Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 21(1), 53-72. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ESMP.2015.v21.n1.49080
Issue
Vol. 21 No. 1 (2015)
Section
Studies

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