2. Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU

Five nuclear power plants with seven reactors operate in Spain, one of the countries in the EU in which support for nuclear power is weaker. For understanding the public debate about nuclear energy is essential to know media discourse. The aims of this investigation are to find out how news is provided on nuclear power from an environmental point of view, who are the sources is the nuclear debate and to determine the editorial line with regard to the use of nuclear power in the seven national Spanish newspaper during five years (2008-2012). Applying the technique of content analysis for data collection, a qualitative analysis is carried out which identifies news frames a priori defined taking a deductive approach. The results show that the environmental perspective on nuclear power is relatively unusual. Using an ecoefficient frame, it is defined as a clean source of energy. Politicians play the greatest role and party political use is made of the nuclear power issue. Spanish nuclear coverage emphasizes the views of interest groups rather than those of scientists and other experts, ecologists or citizens. Thus, the press doesn´t play the substantive role in public deliberation and doesn´t connect with the different interests and sensitivities existing in the public sphere about nuclear energy.

Se presenta el análisis de los resultados del tratamiento que los medios españoles hicieron de las llamadas enfermedades raras durante los meses de abril, mayo y junio del año 2014. Este informe tiene el mismo objetivo general que tenía el primer informe de los tres meses anteriores: comprender cómo presentan estas patologías los medios españoles y, correlativamente, cómo evoluciona esta representación de los medios. En este informe se intenta comparar los datos de aquel primer trimestre con los del ahora objeto de estudio.