Framing religion in the editorials of four Spanish newspapers (2009-2010)

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https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n26a7

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Framing, editorial, Catholic religion, Islam, Corpus Linguistics, CADS

Abstract

The main purpose of this article is to analyse the framing elements of the way newspaper editorials dealt with two terms related to religions (“Benedict XVI” and “full headscarf”), using a corpus of editorials published in 2009 and 2010 by four Spanish newspapers, with a view to identifying the ideological framework adopted by these newspapers as they dealt with the theme of religion in the public square. The result shows a noticeable correlation between the ideological framework of the newspapers and the arguments put forward in their respective editorials. When focussing on the Catholic religion, the editorials analysed show radically different ideological positions, with a more noticeable polarisation between El País and ABC, and a less partisan and clearcut approach between La Vanguardia and El Periódico. On the other hand, when dealing with the issue of the headscarf and, by extension, with the Islamic religion, the difference in the approaches adopted by ABC and El País are less noticeable. And rather interestingly, the use of framing shows up some additional approaches in relation the headscarf in both La Vanguardia and El Periódico which are not to be found in the other two newspapers.

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Author Biography

  • Ricardo María Jiménez-Yáñez, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya

    He is a graduate in Philology from the University of Barcelona and has a Master's degree from UNED and a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Navarre. He is currently an Associate Lecturer at the International University of Catalunya (UIC Barcelona; accreditation number PCD: 2017-755). He has been a visiting researcher at CASS (Lancaster University), University of Navarre, University of Manchester and University College Dublin. His most recent publications have centered on the subjects of discourse analysis and professional communication. He is the author of a book entitled Escribir bien es de justicia (already on its 2nd edition) published by Thomson-Reuters Aranzadi.

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21-06-2018

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Miscellaneous of Research articles and essays

How to Cite

Jiménez-Yáñez, R. M. (2018). Framing religion in the editorials of four Spanish newspapers (2009-2010). Doxa Comunicación. Interdisciplinary Journal of Communication Studies and Social Sciences, 26, 145-168. https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n26a7
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