From Pro-Franco to Anti-Government. The Evolution of the "Sur" regarding National Politics during the Spanish Transition (1975-1978)

  • Jezabel Martínez Fábregas Universidad de Sevilla
Keywords: political communication, communication history, Francoist press, movement press, Spanish transition, propaganda

Abstract

The Spanish transition, the political process through which Spain ceased to be a dictatorship to become a democracy, was accompanied by the dissolution of the National Movement, the institutional support for the chain of the Movement Press from its beginnings, in April 1977. This fact, among others, contributed to the /Sur/, the regional reference newspaper for the chain in Andalusia, evolving both structurally and ideologically to adapt itself to the new political regime.

This study applies content analysis to editorials, articles and columns published by the newspaper between 1975 and 1978, exploring the process through which the regional newspaper edited in Málaga abandoned its propaganda function with regard to the Government, considering it undemocratic, and supported the PSOE, presenting it as the best alternative to the UCD in the Spanish Executive, thus taking on its role as a political agent.

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Author Biography

Jezabel Martínez Fábregas, Universidad de Sevilla
Licenciada en Comunicación Audiovisual (2007) y Periodismo (2009), obtuvo su doctorado en Periodismo por la Universidad de Sevilla en 2014. Especializada en Política de la Comunicación e Historia de la Comunicación, ha publicado trabajos sobre la historia de la prensa en España en la revista Historia y Comunicación Social, y sobre el papel de la mujer como emprendedora en Cuadernos Artesanos de Latina de Comunicación Social. También ha desarrollado sus trabajos de investigación en otras disciplinas como el análisis del discurso en el audiovisual o la influencia de las estructuras de poder en los medios de comunicación desde un punto de vista medioambiental.
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Published
2016-04-28
How to Cite
Martínez Fábregas J. (2016). From Pro-Franco to Anti-Government. The Evolution of the "Sur" regarding National Politics during the Spanish Transition (1975-1978). Política y Sociedad, 53(2), 485-507. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_POSO.2016.v53.n2.48513