Spanish public television under review: political interference on TVE through parliamentary control (1982-1986)
Abstract
Spanish television in the 1980s was a public issue fraught with controversy. The submission of RTVE to the government caused political parties and private media to be very critical of TVE. This article analyzes for the first time all the questions that the deputies of the different political formations posed in the Control Commission of RTVE to José María Calviño, first general director of the Spanish public radio and television in the mandate of Felipe González. To this end, a content analysis has been applied to all the Commission's session diaries of the time, classifying each of the questions according to subjects, dates and political parties. The research shows how the opposition political parties used this body to wear down the government politically, making television issues one of the axes of national politics.
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