Media and social conflicts during the covid-19 pandemic: analysis of the approaches present in the Lima press during the protests against the interim government of Manuel Merino (2020)

Latin America experienced a series of massive social demonstrations in recent years with different political repercussions. In Peru, between October and November 2020, 13% of Peruvians mobilized in the streets due to a social conflict caused by the vacancy of President Martín Vizcarra and the appoin...

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Autores: Angulo-Giraldo, Miguel, Bolo - Varela, Oswaldo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Científica del Sur
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Científica del Sur
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.cientifica.edu.pe:article/930
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.cientifica.edu.pe/index.php/desdeelsur/article/view/930
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Enfoques periodísticos
frames
conflicto social
prensa
portadas
journalistic approaches
social conflict
press
covers
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Sumario:Latin America experienced a series of massive social demonstrations in recent years with different political repercussions. In Peru, between October and November 2020, 13% of Peruvians mobilized in the streets due to a social conflict caused by the vacancy of President Martín Vizcarra and the appointment of a new president. The Peruvian media put this situation on the agenda; However, a difference was evidenced in the way of approaching this conflict and interpreting it towards citizens. From a descriptive, cross-sectional, non-experimental and mixed approach, 53 front pages of the most consumed newspapers in Peru (El Comercio, La República, Trome and El Popular) are analyzed, from which the majority presence of a journalistic approach of threat and opposition, and the null appearance of a frame that promotes dialogue in order to transform said conflict.