The Coverage of the Economic Crisis in the News of the Spanish Private Television (2012): a Quality Analysis of News Programmes

  • Juan Martín Quevedo Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR)
  • Erika Fernández Gómez Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR)
  • Francisco Segado Boj Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR)
Keywords: Television, news, Antena 3, Telecinco, infotainment

Abstract

The aim of this study is analyze the coverage of the economical crisis by the two most important Spanish private televisions in one of its key years, 2012, in one hand, and to seek out for markers of infotainment in the news about the topic. For this purpose, we have performed a content analysis of prime time Current Affairs programmes of Antena 3 and Telecinco. The paper focuses on which topics, sources, actors and framings were present in the most widely consumed media in this country.

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Martín Quevedo J., Fernández Gómez E. y Segado Boj F. (2017). The Coverage of the Economic Crisis in the News of the Spanish Private Television (2012): a Quality Analysis of News Programmes. Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 22(2), 809-827. https://doi.org/10.5209/ESMP.54237
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