Información local y Unión Europea: análisis de la gestión comunicativa de medios e instituciones

Rubén Rivas-de-Roca; Mar García-Gordillo

doi:10.15178/va.2023.156.e1439

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Published: May 25, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15178/va.2023.156.e1439

Keywords:

local journalism, local media, digital media, EU news, public communication, semistructured interviews, European Union

Rubén Rivas-de-Roca

Universidad de Sevilla

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5842-4533

Mar García-Gordillo

Universidad de Sevilla

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9367-0366

Abstract

The journalistic accountability of the European Union (EU) is a complex issue widely addressed by the literature, since this political system is attributed an excessive distance from the citizenry. This problem has been exacerbated by a recent rise in Euroscepticism, which reduces confidence in EU news. By contrast to the crisis of international information, local media are increasing their importance in the digital age, which comes from the need to know what is happening in the closest communities. In this context, this study aims to analyze the journalistic management of the EU in local areas. Drawing upon semi-structured and in-depth interviews (n = 14), this research examines not only the perception of the journalists involved on this matter in three European countries (Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom), but also the opinion of European officials devoted to communicative tasks. The results show that the EU news are differently considered by countries, which is related to the national character of media systems in Europe. Among the journalists, the degree of self-awareness about the work carried out is low, while they criticize the communicative work of the EU institutions. This opposes to a certain optimism of European officials, who point to a progressive shift in local ecosystems towards less journalistic intermediation.

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Rivas-de-Roca, Rubén, and Mar García-Gordillo. 2022. “Local News and the European Union: An Analysis of the Management of Media and EU Institutions”. Vivat Academia. Journal of Communication 156 (May):1-23. https://doi.org/10.15178/va.2023.156.e1439.

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Author Biographies

Rubén Rivas-de-Roca, Universidad de Sevilla

Investigador postdoctoral en la Universidad de Sevilla y miembro del Grupo de Investigación SEJ-619 Communication & Social Sciences (COM&SOC). Doctor en Comunicación (línea Periodismo) con mención internacional por el programa interuniversitario de las universidades de Cádiz, Huelva, Málaga y Sevilla. Graduado en Periodismo (Premio Extraordinario Fin de Estudios y Premio Nacional Fin de Carrera 2014-2015) y Máster Universitario en Estudios Europeos (Premio Extraordinario Fin de Estudios) por la Universidad de Sevilla. Máster en Comunicación, Cultura, Sociedad y Política por la UNED. Ha sido investigador visitante en Universität Leipzig (Alemania), Cardiff University (Reino Unido) y Universidade da Beira Interior (Portugal). Sus líneas de investigación se centran en el estudio de la calidad periodística, la información local o la comunicación política, con especial atención a la Unión Europea.

Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5842-4533

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=x1QWEI8AAAAJ&hl=es#

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ruben-Rivas-De-Roca

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Academia.edu: https://us.academia.edu/RubenRivas

Mar García-Gordillo, Universidad de Sevilla

Profesora Titular del Departamento de Periodismo II de la Universidad de Sevilla y miembro del Grupo de Investigación SEJ-619 Communication & Social Sciences (COM&SOC). Directora General de Comunicación de la Universidad de Sevilla. Anteriormente, ejerció como Vicedecana de Prácticas y Empresas de la Facultad de Comunicación y como Directora del Secretariado de Prácticas en Empresas y Empleo de la Universidad de Sevilla. Imparte docencia en el Máster de Comunicación Institucional y Política de la US y es parte del claustro de profesores del Doctorado Interuniversitario en Comunicación. Sus líneas de investigación se centran en el estudio de la calidad periodística, la comunicación política internacional y europea, la información local y los nuevos medios digitales.

Orcid ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9367-0366

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.es/citations?user=kLc-cAQAAAAJ&hl=es

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mar-Garcia-Gordillo

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