An approach to the study of media war against Cuba: Cuba’s representation in 4 Televisión Española (TVE) documentaries

Abstract

Cuba has a prominence in the world of media that does not correspond to its importance in the international political and economic development. This Caribbean island neither represents a military threat nor has big mineral or energetic reserves. Furthermore, there is no significant civil or police violence. However, references to its political reality are constant in the world of media. In the present work, we analyze the media representation of Cuba in a sample of Radio Televisión Española (RTVE) documentaries, considering that the troubled relations that Cuba maintains with the U.S.A. since the beginning of its revolutionary process, could be considered as a fourth generation warfare.