The terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils in the online press. Informative treatment in El periódico, El país and The guardian
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https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2018.nov.18Keywords:
Journalism, Terrorism, Media ethics, Code of ethics, Digital media, Protection of minors, Protection of privacy, Conflicts of interest.Abstract
This article is focused on the media coverage of the terrorist attacks occurred in Barcelona and Cambrils, Spain, in August 2017. The study analyzes the digital version of three international newspapers: The guardian, El país and El periódico de Catalunya. The content they published is compared with the Code of Ethics of the Professional Journalists Association of Catalonia and the Guidelines on news coverage of terrorism from the Catalan Audiovisual Council (CAC-CPC, 2016). The results show that the newspapers meet these criteria, with the exceptions of the protection of minors and the protection of privacy.
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