Estudio comparativo de la proporción de noticias de los casos de secuestros en la frontera norte. Caso de estudio : diarios El Comercio, El Universo y Expreso.

Abstract

This investigation observes the conditions of news production in situations of violence and/or military conflict on the northern border. From the disparity in the coverage and information production of the cases of the kidnappings of the journalistic team from the newspaper El Comercio, which took place on March 26, 2018, and of the couple Oscar Villacís and Katty Velasco, on April 18, 2018. To carry out the informative treatment of those kidnappings in the northern border -according to the theories of newsmaking and framming- the journalistic Pieces were analyzed at least once where the study varieables were mentioned. Due to the role played in massive support and public pressure, the editions of the newspapers of El Universo, El Comercio and Expreso were reviewed in the period from April to July, obtaining 517 units of analysis. The results show that most journalistic pieces give more coverage to the kidnapped journalistic team than to the couple, who received a more privileged displacement. In addition, the effectiveness of productive routines in the preparation of news at the national level was proven. Finally, we reflect on the treatment on armed conflict, which goes from being a social problem to a public one. The research project explains why this disparity occurred in the production of news pieces and raises recommendations that can be followed to improve the production and quality of content in news pieces in print media.