El discurso mediático sobre los jóvenes en España

  1. Alcoceba Hernando, José Antonio
  2. Matheus, Gladys
Journal:
Disertaciones: Anuario electrónico de estudios en Comunicación Social

ISSN: 1856-9536

Year of publication: 2010

Volume: 3

Issue: 1

Type: Article

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Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyze the media treatment of young people in Spain. Besides, we offer some tools to help media editors and jounalists to be more impartial in information about youth. The research held a media content analysis (three months in 2006, for newspapers, radio and TV) and a qualitative speech analysys (for a reduce number of news in newspapers, radio and TV). From first analysis, we noticed that most news about youth are related with difficult, problematic and controversial circunstances. The main recommendation of this study is for the responsible of media: to understand young people in diversity, with functions and capabilities to change social life.