The Pro-Independence Movement in Catalonia: Impact on the International Agenda and Media Pluralism

This chapter analyses the media coverage of the Catalan pro-independence movement, focusing on its impact on the media agenda and on the pluralism of the coverage. Adopting both a quantitative and qualitative approach, the study evaluates just under 4,800 news items and other samples of commentary f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Sintes-Olivella, Marçal, Micó, Josep-Lluís, Alvaro Vidal, Francesc Marc
Tipo de recurso: capítulo de libro
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universitat Ramon Llull (URL)
Repositorio:DAU Arxiu Digital de la Universitat Ramon Llull
OAI Identifier:oai:dau.url.edu:20.500.14342/4147
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/4147
https://doi.org/10.3726/b10560
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Separatisme
Independentisme
Mitjans de comunicació de massa
Cobertura mediàtica
Catalunya
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Sumario:This chapter analyses the media coverage of the Catalan pro-independence movement, focusing on its impact on the media agenda and on the pluralism of the coverage. Adopting both a quantitative and qualitative approach, the study evaluates just under 4,800 news items and other samples of commentary from Catalonia, Spain and the international media. The timeframe begins with the National Day of Catalonia in 2012 (11 September) and ends just after the elections to the Catalan Parliament on 25 November of the same year. This was the point at which the Catalan independence movement became a major international news story. An analysis of the articles generated reveals the increasing polarization in Spain, but also the efforts of the Catalan media to adopt a more pluralist approach to the societal divisions.