An analysis of architecture-related content in the Spanish digital press. The case of ABC.es in 2019

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https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n32a20

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Cultural Journalism, digital journalism, Architecture, architecture criticism, ABC.es

Abstract

This study has analysed architectural texts published in 2019 in the digital version of the newspaper ABC, which is ABC.es. The main objective of the research is to gain in-depth knowledge into the coverage of this content in one of the oldest national newspapers in Spain. The methodological technique used has been content analysis. The selected sample consists of 117 texts in the category of “Architecture” published between January and June of 2019, which have been analysed according to the following variables: the section of the website where the text is located, the journalistic genre, the type of architectural work or event addressed, the name of each author (specifying the professional profile of the most prolific writers), as well as the number of images, image galleries, and videos accompanying each text. The most enlightening results for gaining in-depth knowledge into the coverage of the content are those obtained from the analyses of the journalistic genre of the text and the type of architectural work. Among the conclusions, one that stands out is the scarce presence of architecture criticism in ABC.es.

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Author Biography

  • Marina Fernández Maestre, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain

    Architect with a degree from the School of Architecture of Sevilla (Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Sevilla - ETSAS). She studied her last year of architecture at the Technische Universität in Berlin. She also holds a Master's Degree in Cultural Journalism from CEU San Pablo University in Madrid. Currently, Marina Fernánez Maestre is a PhD student at the Faculty of Information Sciences at Complutense University of Madrid, where she conducts research on journalism focused on architecture and the visual arts. She has also written on the topic of art and architecture in specialised journals such as Arquitectura Viva and T Spain-The New York Times Style Magazine. Moreover, she is founder of the website known as Expoartemadrid (www.expoartemadrid.com), which focuses on art and architecture events in the capital city.

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Published

14-06-2021

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Monographs

How to Cite

Fernández Maestre, M. (2021). An analysis of architecture-related content in the Spanish digital press. The case of ABC.es in 2019. Doxa Comunicación. Interdisciplinary Journal of Communication Studies and Social Sciences, 32, 431-450. https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n32a20
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