Editorial interests in the debate on Artificial Intelligence: Geoffrey Hinton's resignation from Google in the Spanish press

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/esmp.91904
Keywords: public debate, editorial interests, artificial intelligence, traditional newspaper, digital native newspapers

Abstract

This study investigates how the reworking of an original news story into journalistic articles reflects the editorial interests of various Spanish newspapers, particularly within the context of the debate on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Employing an article from The New York Times as a case study, we analyze its subsequent use in the composition of other articles. The research aims to understand what the transformation of a news text reveals about media stances in the AI debate. We explore the mechanisms of reformation employed by the press, including the prioritization of certain information, the omission of details, the addition of content, the issuance of judgments, and the distortion of data. These methods illustrate how the media positions itself in the debate on the risks of AI. Our findings reveal notable differences in the approach and treatment of the subject between traditional and digital newspapers.

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Cristian González Arias, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Doctor en Lingüística, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile y Docteur en Sciences du Langage, Universidad Paris 13, Francia. Profesor Titular en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, donde realiza cursos de pre y postgrado en los programas de Licenciaturas en Lingüística y Literatura y de Doctorado en Lingüística. Investiga la enunciación en el espacio público en el marco de la Lingüística del Discurso. Actualmente, realiza una estadía de investigación en la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela a través del Programa de ayudas María Zambrano. Miembro del grupo de investigación Novos Medios.

Xosé López García, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

Catedrático de Periodismo en la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, investiga sobre periodismo digital. Coordinador del grupo de investigación Novos Medios, es experto en narrativas digitales y en estructuras y formatos nativos digitales. En la actualidad es IP del proyecto de investigación del Plan Estatal titulado "Medios nativos digitales en España: estrategias, competencias, implicación social y (re)definición de prácticas de producción y difusión periodísticas (PID2021-122534OB-C21)", financiado por MCIN/ AEI/10.13039/501100011033/ y “FEDER Una manera de hacer Europa”.

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Published
2024-03-18
How to Cite
González Arias C. y López García X. (2024). Editorial interests in the debate on Artificial Intelligence: Geoffrey Hinton’s resignation from Google in the Spanish press. Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 30(1), 111-123. https://doi.org/10.5209/esmp.91904
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Vol. 30 No. 1 (2024)
Section
Research and Documents

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