The monarchy, a journalistic taboo in Spain. The royal crisis and the circumstantial crisis

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-2013-975

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Monarchy, referendum, crisis, scandals, surveys, rejection

Abstract

When the media broke the so-called “pact of silence” which protected the Spanish monarchy since it was re-established in 1975, the effects on the public opinion have been devastating for an institution that is suffering a crisis that does not seem to end, according to the harsh evidence provided by the surveys. In addition to the scandals surrounding the King and his family, there is a deeper reason why the Spanish people, especially young Spaniards, are walking further and further away from the Crown: 7 of 10 Spaniards under 40 years of age do not conceive the survival of an institution that they do not understand. The institutional public relations campaigns are not mitigating what already seems to be an irreversible effect

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Author Biography

Fernando Ramos Fernández, University of Vigo

Fernando Ramos-Fernández holds a Ph.D. degree in Information Sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid. He has been Full Professor of Information Ethics and Law at the University of Vigo since 1995.

He has worked as journalist for 30 years in the main print media of Galicia. Furthermore, he has worked as correspondent of national and international agencies and magazines from Galicia. He participated in the creation of the Code of Ethics of the Spanish Federation of Associations of Journalists, and was a member of its directive committee.

In addition to Information Ethics and Law, he works in and researches the area of Institutional Communication. He is the author of 21 books on both subjects, and numerous scientific articles.

He has been guest Professor, taught specialization courses and conducted research stays at universities from Latin America, especially Argentina, Venezuela, Paraguay, Guatemala, Peru and Brazil. As a teacher he is and has been linked to several postgraduate courses related to his areas of expertise at the Complutense University of Madrid, the University of La Laguna, the Pompeu Fabra University of Barcelona, the University of Santiago de Compostela, the University of A Coruña and the University of Seville.

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Published

2013-03-18

How to Cite

Ramos Fernández, Fernando. 2013. “The monarchy, a journalistic taboo in Spain. The royal crisis and the circumstantial crisis”. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, no. 68 (March):217-47. https://doi.org/10.4185/RLCS-2013-975.

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