Agenda and use of sources in headlines and lead stories in Chilean media. A study of the press, online, radio and television news

Authors

  • Maureen Díaz Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile
  • Claudia Mellado Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7764/cdi.40.1106

Keywords:

journalism, thematic agenda, news sources, headlines, news, content analysis

Abstract

Through a content analysis of headlines and central news of the main Chilean printed and online newspapers, as well as radio and television newscasts, the study describes the degree of homogeneity/diversity of the thematic agenda and the use of sources in different news media platforms. The results reveal a high level of homogeneity, both in the thematic agenda and in the use of news sources among the different types of platforms analyzed, where common professional procedures and values seem to regulate news production in a uniform way, although media with different audience orientations tend to show more heterogeneity among them.

Author Biographies

Maureen Díaz, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

Holds a Masters in Communication from the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso. His research areas are journalism studies. He currently serves as research assistant for the Fondecyt Project 115015: "Professional Roles and Materialisation in the News Content of Chilean Journalism: A Comparative Study of Television, Online Press, Written Press, Radio and Social Networks."

Claudia Mellado, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

Is a professor at the School of Journalism at the Pontifical Catholic University Of Valparaiso, Chile. Her main areas of research are journalism, professional cultures and comparative research. He has published two books and more than fifty articles in indexed academic journals. She is currently the researcher responsible for the Fondecyt project 1150153: "Professional roles and their materialization in the news content of Chilean journalism: a comparative study of television, online press, written press, radio and social networks" and principal investigator of two comparative studies "Journalistic Role Performance around the Globe" and "Journalism Students across the Globe".

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Published

2017-06-30

How to Cite

Díaz, M., & Mellado, C. (2017). Agenda and use of sources in headlines and lead stories in Chilean media. A study of the press, online, radio and television news. Cuadernos.Info, (40), 107–121. https://doi.org/10.7764/cdi.40.1106

Issue

No. 40 (2017): Dossier: Comunicación y Opinión Pública

Section

OTHER TOPICS