Colombian Television Newscasts “Under Observation”. An Academic Look at the Structure, Coverage and Content of Newscasts on Broadcast Television in Colombia

Authors

  • Juan Carlos Gómez-Giraldo Author Facultad de Comunicación, Universidad de La Sabana
  • Juan Camilo Hernández-Rodríguez Author Facultad de Comunicación, Universidad de La Sabana
  • Liliana María Gutiérrez-Coba Author Facultad de Comunicación, Universidad de La Sabana
  • Germán Antonio Arango-Forero Author Facultad de Comunicación, Universidad de La Sabana
  • Adriana Cecilia Franco-Arango Author Centro Multimedial de la Universidad EAFIT

Keywords:

Television, newscasts, information, structure, coverage, content.

Abstract

The article describes the more relevant findings of a study conducted by the Media Observatory at La Sabana University School of Communication and financed by the National Television Commission on the structure, coverage and content of national, regional and local newscasts broadcast on Colombian television. Among other aspects, it notes the disappearance of the major genres of journalism, the limited degree to which information is contextualized, the spread of “single-source” and “no source” reporting, and the predominance of judicial and sports information in televised newscasts.

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Author Biographies

Juan Carlos Gómez-Giraldo, Facultad de Comunicación, Universidad de La Sabana

Doctorando en Ciencias de la Comunicación. Profesor, Universidad de La Sabana e investigador del Observatorio de Medios.

Juan Camilo Hernández-Rodríguez, Facultad de Comunicación, Universidad de La Sabana

Comunicador Social y Periodista. Profesor, Universidad de La Sabana.

Liliana María Gutiérrez-Coba, Facultad de Comunicación, Universidad de La Sabana

Doctora en Ciencias de la Información. Profesora, Universidad de La Sabana y Directora del Grupo de Investigación en Periodismo (GIP).

Germán Antonio Arango-Forero, Facultad de Comunicación, Universidad de La Sabana

Doctorando en Ciencias de la Comunicación. Profesor, Universidad de La Sabana e investigador del Observatorio de Medios.

Adriana Cecilia Franco-Arango, Centro Multimedial de la Universidad EAFIT

Comunicadora Social y Periodista. Jefe del Centro Multimedial de la Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia.

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Published

2011-02-09

How to Cite

Gómez-Giraldo, J. C., Hernández-Rodríguez, J. C., Gutiérrez-Coba, L. M., Arango-Forero, G. A., & Franco-Arango, A. C. (2011). Colombian Television Newscasts “Under Observation”. An Academic Look at the Structure, Coverage and Content of Newscasts on Broadcast Television in Colombia. Palabra Clave, 13(2). Retrieved from https://palabraclave.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/palabraclave/article/view/1762

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 2 (2010): Metodologías de análisis en comunicación

Section

Temas de Portada

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