Sensationalist television and consumer habits in Spain and Italy

  • Patricia de-Casas-Moreno Universidad de Nebrija
  • Arantxa Vizcaíno-Verdú Universidad de Huelva
  • Ignacio Aguaded Universidad de Huelva
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/esmp.67582
Keywords: Television, gossip TV, social responsibility, media literacy, public opinion, society of the spectacle.

Abstract

Television, as a means of mass communication par excellence, is considered as an instrument of socialization, modeler of consciences and instigator of the public opinion. This research is part of the information and spectacle society. The objective is to analyze the types of audience and consumption habits in the sensationalist nature programs, in addition to the receipt of messages. Using a quantitative analysis, consisting of a questionnaire, it has analyzed a significant sample of 544 subjects, divided between Spain and Italy. The results obtained show that the Spanish population consumes more often with this program. In addition, the growing increase of these spaces has meant that there are statistically significant differences. The findings show the lack of quality information in the tabloid-type programs, becoming an important issue for scientific studies, justifying the lack of codes of ethics that support and encourage a quality television.

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Patricia de-Casas-Moreno, Universidad de Nebrija

PhD in Communication in the area of Media Literacy from the University of Huelva. BA in Journalism. MA in Communication and Audiovisual Education, specialising in Communication 2.0 and Social Networks. Member of the Comunicar Group and of the Technical Council of the Comunicar Magazine. She is part of the Agora Research Group (HUM-648). Adjunct editor of the University Scientific Journal "Ágora Digital". Her line of research focuses on media quality, stereotypes, information language and the habits of the audience as a starting point for educational proposals for better consumption by society.

Arantxa Vizcaíno-Verdú, Universidad de Huelva

PhD student in the Inter-University Communication Program of the University of Huelva in the line of Media Education and Literacy. Master in Communication and Audiovisual Education by the University of Huelva (Extraordinary Prize of Final Work of Master 2016-2017), and Graduate in Advertising and Public Relations by the University of Alicante. Associate Editor of Comunicar magazine. Researcher of 'Alfamed Joven' Network, Comunicar Group and 'Ágora' Research Group (HUM-648). She is currently developing her thesis about transmedia literacy, media competences and youth participative culture in audiovisual scenarios.

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Ignacio Aguaded, Universidad de Huelva

Full Professor of Education and Communication at the Universidad de Huelva. He is president of Grupo Comunicar, a long-standing Media Literacy collective in Spain. He is also head of the Agora investigation team that forms part of the Andalusia Investigation Plan (HUM-648), Director of the International Master of Communication and Education (UNIA, UHU) and coordinator UHU Interuniversity Doctoral Program in Communication (US, UMA, UCA, UHU).

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Published
2020-04-04
How to Cite
de-Casas-Moreno P., Vizcaíno-Verdú A. y Aguaded I. (2020). Sensationalist television and consumer habits in Spain and Italy. Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 26(2), 483-496. https://doi.org/10.5209/esmp.67582
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Vol. 26 No. 2 (2020): Monográfico: Programación y programas de televisión en España desde la desregulación: 1990-2020
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Monográfico

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