La presencia de la mujer en las informaciones de los cibermedios europeos de España, Italia, Gran Bretaña, Portugal y Francia

Santiago  Gallur Santorun; Berta García Orosa

doi:10.4185/RLCS-2019-1337

Authors

Santiago Gallur Santorun Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6287-7340
Berta García Orosa University of Santiago de Compostela http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6126-7401

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-2019-1337

Keywords:

Journalism, gender, stereotypes, digital media, European media

Abstract

Introduction. The aim of this research is to analyse the presence of women in five European digital newspapers. Methodology. It is conducted a quantitative content analysis of 1,688 news over 24 categories. Results. The results indicate that an apparent greater visibilization of women would mean a greater presence of traditional stereotypes. Discussion. Three main ways to keep women relegated to a certain role in the media are detected in European media: a) she is not usually the author of the news; b) she is usually a secondary source and c) in the news production and the discourse of information, women in unfavourable situations are given priority by promoting traditional female roles and stereotypes. Conclusions. In this way, an apparent greater visibilization of women would mean a greater presence of traditional stereotypes.

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Author Biographies

Santiago Gallur Santorun, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez

He is PhD in Contemporary history (USC, 2011), PhD in Journalism (USC, 2017). Validation of the Master’s degree in Journalism by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of Spain through correspondence of studies of the European Qualification Framework (2017), CAP (Course of Pedagogical Aptitude/ postgraduate studies in Education, Spain, 2009), two postgraduate degrees in education awarded by studies validation (Ministries of Education of England and Wales) in the United Kingdom, Certificate in Advanced English (CAE, Cambridge, European C1 level), Master’s degree in Contemporary History (USC, 2009), Graduate in Journalism by Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC, 2008), Advanced Technicians Degree in Artistic Photography (2003) and since July 2012 he is Full Professor-Researcher of the bachelor’s degree in Journalism by Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. Member of the National System of Researchers, Category C (2013-2018). Evaluator for CONACYT of more than 40 scholarships for master’s degree, doctorate and post-doctorate studies (2014-2015). Evaluator for CONACYT of the National Quality Postgraduate Programs (2014). SEP Evaluator for the NPTC scholarships program (2017). Peer-review evaluator for different national and international academic journals.

He has participated as lecturer and speaker in more than 15 international congresses and seminars with papers about the impact of the context of extreme violence in Mexico on journalism, different forms of informational production in the digital context and different aspects linked to gender and communication. He has published 10 articles in international peer-review journals, 12 in indexed journals, 5 online books with ISBN, 1 printed book with ISBN, 1 peer-review published digital book with ISBN, 7 book chapters with ISBN, 22 Minutes in Extenso with ISBN and has presented 32 papers in international congresses.

His research line currently focuses in the study of the different dynamics of informational production on diverse alternative media, as well as the analysis of the visibilization of women on different digital media both in Latin America and Europe.His H Index is 2.

Berta García Orosa, University of Santiago de Compostela

She is Full Professor of Journalism in Universidad de Santiago de Compostela with two six-year periods of research. She graduated in Communication Sciences, as well as in Political and Administration Sciences and PhD in Communication. She teaches in the graduate and master studies of Marketing, Consultancy and Political Communication and in Journalism and Communication: New Trends in Production, Management and Dissemination of Knowledge. She is member of the group Novos medios (GI-1641 NM) working since 1994 in the study of digital and printed media and organizational communication.

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