Crisis, capital, and communication in the 2019 Chilean uprising
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https://doi.org/10.22370/pe.2021.11.2887Keywords:
Crisis, social uprising, media, media pluralism, ChileAbstract
Chile’s social uprising in 2019 has raised a series of questions regarding its sources, manifestations, and prospects of re-stabilization. This study presents a critical examination of the representation made by mass media during the rebellion. Specifically, its main milestones and controversies are addressed. The analysis involves a comparison between the journalistic coverage made by open
television channels, with those published in newspapers with politicized editorial lines. The results indicate that their differences are mainly found in the normative assumptions underlying the identification of the origin of the social outbreak, the characterization of its proliferation, and the projection of restructuring alternatives. Such normative assumptions are expressed in the way facts are presented in their stories, including partisan bias. In the case of Chilean open television, the results suggest a concordance with the views and opinions of the national center-right newspapers. On this basis, we discuss the increase of media distrust in Chilean television, highlighting the need to democratize its perspectives towards achieving media pluralism.
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