Main characters and information sources in the journalistic discourse on poverty and social exclusion derived from the economic crisis (period 2009-2011)
Abstract
The current work studies the discourse that the press built about the poverty and social exclusion which were caused by the financial collapse that Spain faced between 2009 and 2011. In particular, it tries to determine the weight of the agenda setting in the development of the news contents, as well as its influence on the selection of the information sources and main characters. This aim was addressed through the analysis of 417 informative pieces, published in that period by the newspapers with greatest media coverage in a Spanish city (Vigo). The results and conclusions of this research illustrate the general pattern followed in the journalists’ discourse, when informing their readers about the repercussions of the crisis in an area of strategic importance for the surrounding economy.
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