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Przegląd Europejski – European Studies Quarterly

Spanish TV portrayal of terrorism during the 2008 campaign: an example of polarised pluralism?

2013, 2013, No. 3

Óscar García Luengo

0000-0001-6597-6459

University of Granada, Spain

Javier García Marín

0000-0002-2766-0266

University of Granada, Spain

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Publication date

15.12.2013

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open access

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

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Social sciences

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international relations, economics and finance, communication and media studies, political science and public administration, management and quality studies, law, sociology

Language of publication

English

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Abstract

This paper presents the television coverage of a terrorist attack during the 2008 election campaign in Spain. The starting point is that in media systems known as polarised pluralist, issues are usually framed through the lenses of electoral competition, portrayed from the point of view of political parties. Analysis shows that even in the case of important issues such as terrorism, the dynamics of polarised pluralism bias its coverage, offering different versions of events to citizens.<br>Niniejszy artykuł prezentuje relacje telewizyjne po ataku terrorystycznym, który miał miejsce podczas kampanii wyborczej w Hiszpanii w 2008 roku. Punktem wyjścia jest stwierdzenie, że w systemach medialnych określanych jako „spolaryzowany pluralizm” poszczególne tematy ujmowane są przez media w ramy konkurencji wyborczej i przedstawiane z perspektywy stanowisk poszczególnych partii politycznych. Analiza pokazuje, że nawet w przypadku kwestii wyjątkowo istotnych, takich jak terroryzm, dynamika spolaryzowanego pluralizmu wykrzywia przekaz w taki sposób, iż do odbiorców kierowane są odmienne wersje wydarzeń

Keywords:

Coalition governments; Spain; Spatial analysis; non-state-wide parties; minority governments; parliamentary system; bargaining

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