Spanish think tanks: longitudinal analysis of their presence in national and international media (2004-2018)

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https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2020.may.31

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Think tanks, Mass media, Media representation, Economic crisis, Public policy, Factiva.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to explore the presence of Spanish think tanks in national and international media based on a quantitative analysis of content published on 70 think tanks over 15 years (2004-2018). The published content was obtained through Factiva®, a database from Dow Jones & Company, that provides access to more than 35,000 mass media around the world. The results suggest that the representation of think tanks in the media has gradually increased over the years, regardless of the economic cycle or political situation, quadrupling over the analyzed period. Moreover, an increase of the hegemony of a few think tanks in the grouping of messages on the public debate and their concentration in a few media and media agencies are confirmed.

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Vanessa Roger-Monzó, ESIC Business & Marketing School

Doctora en Comunicación Audiovisual por la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. (2010). Licenciada en Ciencias de la Información -rama Imagen Visual y Auditiva- por el CEU San Pablo (2000), en Periodismo por la Universidad de Valencia (2005) y en Publicidad y Relaciones Públicas por la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (2015). Ha trabajado en diversos medios de comunicación en el ámbito de espacios informativos, programas y retransmisiones. Como investigadora, ha profundizado en la integración de nuevas tecnologí­as en la realización de contenidos audiovisuales, en el marketing online y en la didáctica de la comunicación, publicando artí­culos y participando en congresos nacionales e internacionales. Actualmente, investiga sobre la comunicación de la polí­tica y de la ciencia. Es profesora en el Departamento de Comunicación y Publicidad del campus de Valencia de ESIC Business & Marketing School, donde es Coordinadora de la Comisión de Titulación del grado en Comunicación y Relaciones Públicas. Asimismo, es responsable de la plataforma virtual Moodle del área de grado.

Fernando Castelló-Sirvent, ESIC Business & Marketing School

Licenciado en Administración y Dirección de Empresas por la Universidad de Valencia (2003) y en Investigación y Técnicas de Mercado por la Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (2015). Graduado en Economí­a por la Universidad de Valencia (2017). Economista colegiado (COEV), está especializado en planificación estratégica y análisis económico, trabajando habitualmente como consultor y consejero de empresas, así­ como analista en el proceso de diseño de polí­ticas públicas para la Administración. Como investigador, ha profundizado en temas de información económico-financiera, economí­a aplicada, dirección de empresas, emprendimiento e innovación docente. Profesor universitario en el Departamento de Economí­a y Finanzas del campus de Valencia de ESIC Business & Marketing School.

 

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Roger-Monzó, V., & Castelló-Sirvent, F. (2020). Spanish think tanks: longitudinal analysis of their presence in national and international media (2004-2018). Profesional De La información, 29(3). https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2020.may.31

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