The informative coverage of immigration on Televisión Española. The case of the Aquarius ship

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/esmp.73744
Keywords: Immigration, Spanish television, public television, information sources

Abstract

This research compares the news coverage of La 1 (Televisión Española) during the arrival of the 626 people rescued by the Aquarius ship in the Mediterranean Sea in 2018 with other immigration issues, which were broadcast between June 17 and 23, 2018. The research uses content analysis to review five aspects: thematic analysis, duration, sources used, terminology and journalistic decisions. The results express that the coverage of Aquarius used an empowering discourse, different from the traditional coverage of other migratory events marked by the criminalization of these people. The scarce presence of migrants as news sources is also observed. The testimony is not worked in depth to know their personal stories, their motivations and wishes.

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Alex Iván Arévalo Salinas, Universidad de Extremadura

Alex Iván Arévalo-Salinas. Investigador y profesor de la Universidad de Extremadura. Investigador del grupo CONECTAR.  Doctorado y Máster en Estudios Internacionales de Paz, Conflictos y Desarrollo de la Universitat Jaume I de Castellón. Periodista por la Universidad de Playa Ancha.

Tamer Al Najjar Trujillo, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón

Tamer Al-Najjar Trujillo. Personal investigador en formación del Departamento Ciencias de la Comunicación y del Instituto Interuniversitario de Desarrollo Social y Paz de la Universitat Jaume I. Graduado en Periodismo por la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid y Máster en Estudios Internacionales de Paz, Conflictos y Desarrollo. En la actualidad, realiza su tesis doctoral sobre la prensa alternativa en España y la comunicación para el cambio social

Tayane Aidar Abib, Universidad Estatal Paulista

Tayane Aidar Abib. Doctoranda en Comunicación por la Universidade Estadual Paulista. Maestría en Periodismo por la misma institución. Becaria de la Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo.

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Published
2021-01-20
How to Cite
Arévalo Salinas A. I., Al Najjar Trujillo T. y Aidar Abib T. (2021). The informative coverage of immigration on Televisión Española. The case of the Aquarius ship. Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 27(1), 13-25. https://doi.org/10.5209/esmp.73744
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Vol. 27 No. 1 (2021): Monográfico: Periodismo de Migraciones
Section
Monográfico

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