Periódicos y discapacidad : conformación de una imagen
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Los medios de comunicación desempeñan un papel importante en la formación de la opinión pública, es
por ello que las representaciones de las personas con discapacidad en la prensa escrita pueden contribuir
a la conformación de percepciones generales sobre ellas. El objetivo del estudio fue analizar la representación
de la discapacidad en la prensa escrita. Se seleccionaron cuatro periódicos: El País, El Mundo,
Huelva Información y el Odiel en los que se analizaron todas las informaciones cuyos contenidos hicieran
referencia a la discapacidad a lo largo de un año (05/201104/
2012), se encontraron 232 artículos. Pese
a las indudables mejoras introducidas a través del tiempo en la representación de la discapacidad, aún se
necesita un serio esfuerzo por seguir pautas de estilo periodístico que generen actitudes favorables hacia
la discapacidad.
Mass media plays an important role in the formation of public opinion, therefore, representations of people with disabilities in the news media contribute to the general perceptions held about them. The purpose of this study was to analyze representations of disability in Spanish newspapers. Four newspapers were selected: El País, El Mundo, Huelva Información and Odiel, and all articles from a one year period, 05/2011 to 04/2012, were assessed for disability content. In total, 232 articles were found and were analyzed by content analysis. Although the results suggest a positive change in the way people with disabilities are represented, a serious effort is still needed to follow journalistic style guidelines which generate favorable attitudes towards disability.
Mass media plays an important role in the formation of public opinion, therefore, representations of people with disabilities in the news media contribute to the general perceptions held about them. The purpose of this study was to analyze representations of disability in Spanish newspapers. Four newspapers were selected: El País, El Mundo, Huelva Información and Odiel, and all articles from a one year period, 05/2011 to 04/2012, were assessed for disability content. In total, 232 articles were found and were analyzed by content analysis. Although the results suggest a positive change in the way people with disabilities are represented, a serious effort is still needed to follow journalistic style guidelines which generate favorable attitudes towards disability.
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Soto Rosales, A.: "Periódicos y discapacidad : conformación de una imagen". Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico. Vol. 21, n. 2, págs. 1241-1254. (2015). DOI: 10.5209/rev_ESMP.2015.v21.n2.50912










