%0 Journal Article %T Una aproximaci¨®n a las valoraciones en torno a la discriminaci¨®n de g¨¦nero en tres medios de la prensa chilena %A Guerrero Gonz¨¢lez %A Silvana %A Muller Gonz¨¢lez %A Valeska %J Bolet¨ªn de filolog¨ªa %D 2012 %I Scientific Electronic Library Online %R 10.4067/S0718-93032012000200003 %X this research study analyzes, from a qualitative point of view, the manner in wich three national newspapers -el mercurio, la naci¨®n and elmostrador- build the evaluation representation on the subject of gender discrimination within the context of the zamudio case and the antidiscrimination law, in light of the appraisal theory (white 2004; martin 2005; martin y white 2005; martin y rose 2007; hood 2010; kaplan 2004; ote¨ªza 2006; ote¨ªza and merino 2012). to that effect, three stories on the attack on daniel zamudio were analyzed, primarily focusing on the manner in wich the identity of a non-gay us, against this sexual orientation, is presented as opposed to a gay or gay-supporting them. the findings of this research account for the relevance of evaluations in the chilean press. el mercurio is confirmed as a conservative newpapers that aims at a high socio-cultural level, concerned with the decisions that regulate life in society. la naci¨®n, in turn, establishes itself as the government channel, evaluating the actions of the current government and those of the former. finally, elmostrador positions itself as a more combatant medium, where the discussion among different social actors that belong to this newspapers is transmitted without censorship. consequently, the discourse of the mass media constitutes a social practice whose power is generally symbolic and persuasive, where a variety of resources belonging to the semantic systems analyzed is displayed. %K appraisal theory %K gender discrimination %K newspapers. %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0718-93032012000200003&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en