La representación de la pobreza en la prensa (Estudio de caso en la prensa tapatía)

Abstract

Eversince its creation, the main purpose of Press was to spread messages. As it evolved, newspapers were created and the content of messages became more diverse and greater, although always marked by criteria that put certain themes before others. Today's press is characterized for diminishing the representation of certain social strata. Namely the ones that live in poverty which voice is silenced and therefore can't influence public conscience. Because of this situation it is necessary to conduct a descriptive investigation with quality approach to evidence how poverty is reflected in press. For this reason the 3 most widespread newspapers in the Metropolitan zone of Guadalajara (Jalisco, México) were selected: El informador, Público and Mural. The results show how poverty is represented in the media, how profitable this sector for the interests of the media and the type of journalism conducted by each newspaper. It is evident that the media do not satisfy the socio-economical strata as it ignores its social role.