Browsing by Author "Cervi, Laura"

Even though the independence referendum held in 2017 in Catalonia was unsuccessful, the large role of the media together with easy, fast international broadcasting and the fear of a possible mimic effect in other regions made the entire world observe and discuss the event. The purpose of this article is to analyse the media coverage of the referendum in two benchmark British newspapers, The Guardian and The Telegraph. Based on hypotheses that the news coverage regarding the Catalonian referendum might be prone to the dissemination of information according to the editorial position of the newspapers, this research has analysed 188 news pieces by using framing analysis. The first hypothesis, that both newspapers adapted their versions of the story to readers according to the predisposition of the different editorial trends of each newspaper, was not confirmed. The results allow us to conclude that in the news of the benchmark British press regarding the illegal referendum in Catalonia, fair journalistic coverage prevailed.

¿Los candidatos usan Twitter para relacionarse más directamente con el electorado? En esta investigación nos preguntamos sobre el uso cuantitativo y cualitativo de esta red por parte de los principales candidatos durante las campañas electorales españolas de 2011 y 2015. Nos planteamos si existe una brecha digital entre los candidatos de la “vieja” y “nueva” política. Cuantitativamente analizamos los tuits, retuits, respuestas, seguidores y personas a quienes siguen,y los “me gusta” de los candidatos. Cualitativamente valoramos el uso informativo, deliberativo y de participación. Los resultados demuestran que no existe dicha brecha digital y que, de hecho, los candidatos estuvieron lejos de proponer estrategias innovadoras de comunicación más directa con los electores.