Institutional communication and journalistic treatment of the “ebola crisis” in Spain on October 6th-8th, 2014

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institutional communication, press, crisis, health journalism, sensationalism

Abstract

The first reported case of transmission of the Ebola virus in Europe occurred in Spain. The subsequent management of communication surrounding the ‘outbreak’ brought about a crisis with implications for both health authorities and the media. This paper explores the management of institutional communication by the Ministry of Health, within the first forty-eight hours leading up to the diagnosis, as well as the Spanish press’ coverage of the “crisis of Ebola”. Focus will be placed on the analysis of the front pages of 6 Spanish newspapers (with the largest national circulation) as well as 17 regional newspapers, and their possible sensationalist impact within those first forty-eight hours (October 7th and 8th, 2014)

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  • María Monjas Eleta, Universidad de Valladolid

    Profesora de Periodismo en la Universidad de Valladolid. Doctora y Licenciada en Ciencias de la Información y Máster de Radio de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Es investigadora especializada en ciencia y cultura y la redacción periodística y miembro del Grupo de Investigación en Nuevas Tendencias de la Comunicación de la Universidad de Valladolid.

  • Alicia Gil-Torres, Universidad de Valladolid

    Profesora de Periodismo en la Universidad de Valladolid. Doctora en Periodismo, Máster en Asesoramiento de Imagen y Consultoría Política y Licenciada en Publicidad y Relaciones Públicas. Además, es consultora de comunicación para empresas y partidos políticos en España

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Published

2019-02-25

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2017)

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Papers

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Monjas Eleta, M., & Gil-Torres, A. (2019). Institutional communication and journalistic treatment of the “ebola crisis” in Spain on October 6th-8th, 2014. Revista De Comunicación, 16(1), 97-121. https://revistadecomunicacion.com/article/view/1009

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