Annus Horribilis and its impact on the royal image: How scandals influenced Queen Sofía of Spain’s press coverage in newspapers "El País" and "El Mundo" from 2012 to 2014

The present article analyzes press coverage on the Spanish Queen Sofía of Greece during a time when an outburst of scandals involving different members of the Spanish Royal Family took place. Its main objective is to display changes in the media treatment of the royal spouse caused by these scandals...

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Autores: Widlak, Ewa, Pont Sorribes, Carles
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital de la UPF
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.upf.edu:10230/30877
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10230/30877
http://dx.doi.org/10.5209/rev_ESMP.2015.v21.n1.49090
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Spanish press
Monarchy
Queen Sofia
Scandals
Crisis
El País
El Mundo
Prensa española
Monarquía
Reina Sofía
Escándalos
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Sumario:The present article analyzes press coverage on the Spanish Queen Sofía of Greece during a time when an outburst of scandals involving different members of the Spanish Royal Family took place. Its main objective is to display changes in the media treatment of the royal spouse caused by these scandals. Research for this article principally involved using content analysis and semiotics to examine coverage on the Queen between 2012 and 2014 in two newspapers, El País and El Mundo. Documentary research and indepth interviews were also used. Paradoxically, findings indicate that when the media most heavily criticized the Crown, the Queen’s image improved.