The News Gap in Argentina: Contextual Factors and Preferences of Journalists and the Audience

Authors

  • Eugenia Mitchelstein Author Universidad de San Andrés
  • Pablo J. Boczkowski Author Northwestern University
  • Celeste Wagner Author
  • Silvana Leiva Author

Keywords:

Online journalism, content analysis, news consumption, Argentina, political communication, audiences, agenda-setting

Abstract

This investigation examines the supply and demand of news in seven places in Argentina through a quantitative content analysis of the news more prominently published on homepages and “most read” lists over a period of seven months, including the presidential campaign and the 2015 presidential inauguration. The quantitative analysis of over 5500 news shows that there is a significant and consistent gap between the preferences of journalists and consumers and a greater variability in the preferences of membersof the public than in the choice of professional news producers. This paper uses these findings to reflect on the concepts of agenda-setting and monitorial citizenship.

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Published

2016-09-21

How to Cite

Mitchelstein, E., Boczkowski, P. J., Wagner, C., & Leiva, S. (2016). The News Gap in Argentina: Contextual Factors and Preferences of Journalists and the Audience. Palabra Clave, 19(4), 1027–1047. Retrieved from https://palabraclave.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/palabraclave/article/view/6934

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 4 (2016): Journalism. New topics, new trends

Section

Articles

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