Crisis, televisión, y Covid-19 en Chile (primer semestre 2020)
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2020
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Universidad Finis Terrae
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0719-997X
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La irrupción del Covid-19 en el mundo se ha traducido en la extensión global de un escenario histórico de inestabilidad sistémica. Los medios de masas han enfrentado dificultades en la ejecución de sus tareas de reducción de complejidad ante la incertidumbre sobre el comportamiento mutagénico del nuevo virus. La presente aproximación caracteriza el comportamiento periodístico de la televisión abierta, y de cuatro periódicos con políticas editoriales determinadas, ante los acontecimientos de la 'coronacrisis' en Chile. El período de análisis va desde los meses de enero a junio del año 2020. El método es comparativo, y centrado en las representaciones de los hechos, y sus respectivos encadenamientos. Esto a partir del examen de lo que aquí se entiende como 'énfasis y cegueras' en las coberturas de los 'hitos y controversias' durante la incubación, propagación, y reestructuración de la crisis. Los resultados indican que los posicionamientos normativos de los medios influyen significativamente en la representación que estos realizan de los mismos. Y en este caso particular, que medios de masas como la televisión abierta, evidencian un comportamiento afín a los intereses del oficialismo gubernamental, ubicado en la centro derecha del espectro político. Al respecto, se apela a la necesidad de pluralizar los medios de información, sobre todo durante momentos de incertidumbre e inestabilidad, como lo son las crisis pandémicas.
The irruption of the Covid-19 in the world has turned into a historical scenario of systemic instability globally. Mass media have faced difficulties in the execution of their tasks of complexity reduction due to the uncertainty about the mutagenic behavior of the new virus. The present study characterizes the journalistic behavior of broadcast television and four newspapers with determined editorial policies in the face of the 'coronacrisis' events in Chile. The period of analysis goes from January to June 2020. The method is comparative and focuses on the representations of the events and their sequences. This is based on examining what is understood here as 'emphasis and blindness' in the coverage of 'milestones and controversies' during the incubation, propagation, and restructuring of the crisis. The results indicate that the normative positions of the media significantly influence their representation. Moreover, in this particular case, mass media such as open television show a behavior akin to government officials' interests, located in the center-right of the political spectrum. In this regard, this paper calls for the need to pluralize the media, especially during moments of uncertainty and instability, such as pandemic crises.
The irruption of the Covid-19 in the world has turned into a historical scenario of systemic instability globally. Mass media have faced difficulties in the execution of their tasks of complexity reduction due to the uncertainty about the mutagenic behavior of the new virus. The present study characterizes the journalistic behavior of broadcast television and four newspapers with determined editorial policies in the face of the 'coronacrisis' events in Chile. The period of analysis goes from January to June 2020. The method is comparative and focuses on the representations of the events and their sequences. This is based on examining what is understood here as 'emphasis and blindness' in the coverage of 'milestones and controversies' during the incubation, propagation, and restructuring of the crisis. The results indicate that the normative positions of the media significantly influence their representation. Moreover, in this particular case, mass media such as open television show a behavior akin to government officials' interests, located in the center-right of the political spectrum. In this regard, this paper calls for the need to pluralize the media, especially during moments of uncertainty and instability, such as pandemic crises.
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Santiago, Chile
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Valdebenito Allendes, Jorge. (2020). Crisis, televisión, y Covid-19 en Chile (primer semestre 2020). Amoxtli, 5(5), 1–38.
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Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 3.0 Chile (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 CL)