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Migración y medios de comunicación. Perspectiva de los periodistas especializados en España

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: In a context in which migration has a relevant media presence, and given the existing agreement in the academia about the deficiencies of the media coverage of migration, which tends to be negative and stereotypical, we seek to dig into the media discourse from the perspective of its producers. For that, we conducted 33 interviews with Spanish journalists specialized in migration. Using a quantitative and a qualitative analysis, we observed that the interviewees see in journalism about migration flaws such as the abundance of stereotypes, the lack of depth and the lack of relevance of migrants’ voices. This diagnosis agrees with the one of previous works that analyze the media contents, but the article adds possible improvement alternatives offered by the specialists, such a greater attention to the use of language and a greater use of first-hand sources.

Source: Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico

DOI: 10.5209/esmp.71450

Authors: Martín Oller Alonso, David Blanco Herrero, Sergio Splendore, Carlos Arcila Calderón

Institutions: University of Milan, Universidad de Salamanca

Language: Spanish

Topic: Media Studies and Communication

Subfield: Communication

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: European Commission, Ministerio de Universidades