Abstract
Health is a matter of public agenda and more and more information on health issues with true knowledge of the subject and correct use of primary sources is being required by specialist journalism,. This investigation analyses the treatment of information regarding Anorexia Nervosa in 3 Spanish newspapers ( El Pais, El Mundo, ABC ) over 5 years (2007-2012). The results provide interesting information concerning issues associated with that illness and the sources used to prepare the reports. The texts which appeared most often focused on famous people (31%), medical events/legality (26%) and work carried out for prevention or awareness (24%). The most requested sources were the most famous ones or those linked to famous people (35,7%), institutions/foundations (26,4%) and health staff (21,4%).
Highlights
Health is a matter of public agenda and more and more information on health issues with true knowledge of the subject and correct use of primary sources is being required by specialist journalism
This investigation analyses the treatment of information regarding Anorexia Nervosa in 3 Spanish newspapers (El País, El Mundo, ABC) over 5 years (2007-2012)
The results provide interesting information concerning issues associated with that illness and the sources used to prepare the reports
Summary
En la sociedad actual la salud ocupa un lugar importante, el primero, según las diferentes áreas analizados en el Barómetro Sanitario del Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) del año 2012, seguido de la educación la vivienda y las pensiones. Esta investigación se fundamenta en que los medios de comunicación pueden contribuir con su agenda informativa a modificar, concienciar, hacer pedagogía sobre las noticias de salud (McCombs, 2004; Revuelta, 2006 y 2012; Peñafiel et al, 2014; Wallington et al, 2010) o, incluso, a ayudar a conseguir la actual aspiración de las sociedades: no enfermar (Ugarte et al, 2010). Acercar conceptos sanitarios al público pasa por emplear a los medios de comunicación como difusores o escaparates de temas informativos de salud pública: “La información es una de las armas más eficaces con que se cuenta para evitar que la ignorancia o las ideas incorrectas sobre temas relacionados con la salud pongan a la población en peligro de enfermar” (Arredondo, 1994: 423). El trabajo que presentamos se centra en el tratamiento informativo de la anorexia nerviosa y el papel que los medios de comunicación ejercen en la promoción y/o concienciación de esta enfermedad en la sociedad
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