Journalistic Quality and Democratic Stability in Times of Crisis: Empirical Reflections from Spanish Newspapers

In today’s social and political landscape, marked by the rise of neopopulist social players and heightened democratic uncertainty, it becomes imperative to understand the quality of journalism in post-democratic frameworks. The infodemic witnessed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the pit...

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প্রধান লেখক: Santos, Silvia Felizardo dos, Bord, Rut Martínez
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spelling openedition-oai:revues.org:cs_11274 en https://journals.openedition.org/cs/11274 2024-07-17T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/1219t https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Journalistic Quality and Democratic Stability in Times of Crisis: Empirical Reflections from Spanish Newspapers Comunicação e sociedade Centro de estudos de comunicação e sociedade info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2183-3575 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1645-2089 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/cs Santos, Silvia Felizardo dos Bord, Rut Martínez democracia qualidade jornalística cidadania jornais espanhóis pós-democracia democracy journalistic quality citizenship post-democracy Spanish newspapers In today’s social and political landscape, marked by the rise of neopopulist social players and heightened democratic uncertainty, it becomes imperative to understand the quality of journalism in post-democratic frameworks. The infodemic witnessed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the pitfalls of relying on social media as a primary information source able to facilitate the development of fundamental skills necessary for active citizenship within liberal democracies. Given these circumstances, it is essential to analyse the pivotal role of mainstream journalism in countering disinformation and fostering critical thinking among citizens, thereby elevating public interest concerns onto the societal agenda. The primary objective of this research is to assess the quality of the content produced by prominent Spanish newspapers and disseminated to the public via social media. Employing both qualitative and quantitative paradigms as a methodology within the epistemological framework that guides them, we analyse the content’s tendencies and political biases concerning rumours about the coronavirus published by leading national and regional newspapers on their Facebook profiles. The findings of this investigation indicate minimal audience engagement with the posts, prompting further discussions on the kinds of stories that capture public interest while also nurturing critical thinking skills among citizens. No contexto social e político em que vivemos, com um incremento de atores sociais neopopulistas e um cenário de instabilidade democrática, é fundamental entender a qualidade do jornalismo na pós-democracia. A situação de infodemia, que vivemos durante a pandemia da COVID-19, ressaltou os aspetos negativos do uso das redes sociais como ferramenta de informação que ajuda a desenvolver as competências básicas para exercer uma cidadania ativa na democracia liberal. Nestas circunstâncias, é fundamental analisar o papel do jornalismo de referência no combate à desinformação e a sua importância no fomento do pensamento crítico da cidadania, para, desse modo, inserir na agenda pública temas de interesse público.O objetivo principal desta investigação é analisar a qualidade do conteúdo produzido por jornais espanhóis de referência e disponibilizado aos cidadãos por meio das redes sociais. Para isso, utilizamos como metodologia os paradigmas qualitativo e quantitativo, centrados no quadro epistemológico em que estão circunscritos, para realizar uma análise ao conteúdo, a sua tendência e viés político relativamente aos boatos sobre o coronavírus publicados pelos jornais de referência no cenário nacional e regional nos seus perfis do Facebook. Os resultados desta investigação revelam uma baixa interação da audiência com as publicações e abrem novas discussões sobre o tipo de matérias que atraem a atenção do público e que, ao mesmo tempo, podem cumprir com a formação e o fomento do pensamento crítico da cidadania.
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topic democracia
qualidade jornalística
cidadania
jornais espanhóis pós-democracia
democracy
journalistic quality
citizenship
post-democracy Spanish newspapers
spellingShingle democracia
qualidade jornalística
cidadania
jornais espanhóis pós-democracia
democracy
journalistic quality
citizenship
post-democracy Spanish newspapers
Santos, Silvia Felizardo dos
Bord, Rut Martínez
Journalistic Quality and Democratic Stability in Times of Crisis: Empirical Reflections from Spanish Newspapers
description In today’s social and political landscape, marked by the rise of neopopulist social players and heightened democratic uncertainty, it becomes imperative to understand the quality of journalism in post-democratic frameworks. The infodemic witnessed amidst the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the pitfalls of relying on social media as a primary information source able to facilitate the development of fundamental skills necessary for active citizenship within liberal democracies. Given these circumstances, it is essential to analyse the pivotal role of mainstream journalism in countering disinformation and fostering critical thinking among citizens, thereby elevating public interest concerns onto the societal agenda. The primary objective of this research is to assess the quality of the content produced by prominent Spanish newspapers and disseminated to the public via social media. Employing both qualitative and quantitative paradigms as a methodology within the epistemological framework that guides them, we analyse the content’s tendencies and political biases concerning rumours about the coronavirus published by leading national and regional newspapers on their Facebook profiles. The findings of this investigation indicate minimal audience engagement with the posts, prompting further discussions on the kinds of stories that capture public interest while also nurturing critical thinking skills among citizens.
author Santos, Silvia Felizardo dos
Bord, Rut Martínez
author_facet Santos, Silvia Felizardo dos
Bord, Rut Martínez
author_sort Santos, Silvia Felizardo dos
title Journalistic Quality and Democratic Stability in Times of Crisis: Empirical Reflections from Spanish Newspapers
title_short Journalistic Quality and Democratic Stability in Times of Crisis: Empirical Reflections from Spanish Newspapers
title_full Journalistic Quality and Democratic Stability in Times of Crisis: Empirical Reflections from Spanish Newspapers
title_fullStr Journalistic Quality and Democratic Stability in Times of Crisis: Empirical Reflections from Spanish Newspapers
title_full_unstemmed Journalistic Quality and Democratic Stability in Times of Crisis: Empirical Reflections from Spanish Newspapers
title_sort journalistic quality and democratic stability in times of crisis: empirical reflections from spanish newspapers
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