Análisis longitudinal de la cobertura mediática de los lobbies en la prensa generalista impresa española
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https://doi.org/10.26441/RC24.1-2025-3710Palabras clave:
lobbying, medios de comunicación, prensa generalista, cobertura mediática, influenciaResumen
La cobertura mediática constituye un pilar fundamental en el potencial de influencia de los lobbies. Cumple una triple función al permitirles consolidar sus posiciones, mantener informados a sus seguidores y comunicar sus puntos de vista a los responsables de formular políticas públicas. Considerando lo anterior, se plantea esta investigación, cuyo objetivo principal es analizar la cobertura mediática de los grupos de presión en los siete principales diarios generalistas de España entre 2013 y 2023. Para ello, el planteamiento metodológico adopta un enfoque eminentemente cuantitativo y posee un alcance descriptivo-inferencial. Se estudian 34.549 noticias sobre lobbies publicadas en diarios impresos. Los procedimientos estadísticos empleados para el análisis comprenden ajustes polinómicos, pruebas de independencia y modelos mediante RLB, entre otros. Del análisis de los resultados, se desprende un declive progresivo del volumen de publicaciones y una concentración de las mismas en temáticas de índole económica y/o política. Asimismo, se descubre una relación proporcional entre el sentimiento positivo en la redacción del artículo y la probabilidad de que su publicación sea consecuencia de una estrategia de lobby indirecto.
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