The Spanish press approach throughout the COVID-19 crisis. An analysis of framing through the front pages of the main national newspapers
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https://doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-2020-1468Keywords:
Covid-19, coronavirus, health crisis, framing, agenda setting, news, newspapersAbstract
Introduction: In this work, an analysis of the front pages of the main Spanish newspapers during the Covid-19 crisis is carried out. Methodology: This study's main objective is to analyze the approach or framing adopted by the various headers to convey information regarding the pandemic and its impact on society. For this purpose, the methodology applied consisted of analyzing the cover pages' contents in the Spanish press. The sample design has been based on three criteria: temporal, professional and discursive. Results/Discussion: The tone of the main headlines on the front pages was negative. Such negativity focuses on the government's management of this crisis. Similarly, the topics covered in the headline condition the tone. The following have been the main topics, in this order: health, politics and economy. In terms of visual treatment, it should be noted that the headlines have highlighted civil society in their photographs as an information actor ahead of politicians and official institutions. Conclusions: The most present institutional actor in the headlines' discursive analysis has been the Government represented in the figure of its President.
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