%0 Journal Article
%T Evolution of the Spanish media agenda (1980-2010). Longitudinal analysis of the front pages of two of the most important Spanish newspapers
%A Pablo L¨®pez-Rabad¨¢n
%A Andreu Casero-Ripoll¨¦s
%J Revista Latina de Comunicaci¨®n Social
%D 2012
%I Universidad de La Laguna (Tenerife, Canarias)
%X The newspaper front page is a preferential media space where the journalistic selection and hierarchy are explicitly reflected. This article presents the results of a longitudinal study of the evolution of the Spanish media agenda, based on the analysis of two of the most important Spanish newspapers: El Pa¨ªs and Abc, which have different editorial lines. The examination of these newspapers focuses on the identification of the main issues, actors, territories and degree of homogeneity of their main front-page news stories. The study of the evolution of the front-page agenda of these newspapers covered a three-decade period, from 1980 to 2010. A total of 800 news items were subjected to content analysis for this study. The results demonstrate, on the one hand, that there is a significant presence of issues and actors related to institutional policy and, on the other hand, that the Spanish press lacks an international perspective and is focused on national current affairs.
%K front page
%K newspapers
%K media agenda
%K longitudinal analysis
%K content analysis
%K infotainment.
%U http://www.revistalatinacs.org/067/art/964_Castellon/20_Caseroen.html