Análisis de las fotografías periodísticas protagonizadas por mujeres en los diarios orenses durante el mes de diciembre de 2017.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to identify the way in which the media in this case the main press media within the Province of El Oro as they are: The National, Mail and Opinion, reflect the image of women to Through her photographs, she is able to determine the role she fulfills in the journalistic notes that are published daily by each printed medium, where the aim is to respond to the objectives set out in the study, thus analyzing the prominence that the woman possesses within the photographs of the journalistic notes.

In this case, an analysis was made of the journalistic photographs from December 1 to 31, 2017, where a total of 5,993 photographs were identified within the three newspapers, of which only 480 correspond to women compared to the 2,186 that correspond to the space that man has within them, seeking in this way to identify gender stereotypes that are still immersed in society, knowing that sometimes the woman is treated as a subject and in others as a object within it, which was identified and in turn corroborated by different authors in the previous compilation of information according to the various variables that this subject has.

At the same time, a comparison of the journalistic treatment given by the three printed media is sought, in which it is possible to identify the differences and similarities of the figures that exist in terms of roles, participation and spaces that are assigned to women. in the main Orense newspapers.

In the same way, it is sought to investigate with much more depth the results that have been obtained prior to the analysis process in which the application of three cards corresponding to the objectives set out in the beginning was made, trying to go much deeper into the information by means of the elaboration of interviews applied to collaborators of the three written media, such as the directors, graphic reporters, journalists and editors belonging to the media.

On the other hand, it seeks to contrast the information obtained through the elaboration of another bank of questions that in this case was addressed, a sociologist, a social worker and an activist who are professionals that focuses on applying their knowledge within the social environment, thus having a constant deal with the community, which allows its perception to be projected from the other side of the coin, placing itself in the place of citizenship.

It seeks to respond to the great unknown. Is the woman currently stereotyped within the photographs of the journalistic notes? So that in this way through the recommendations that arise from the results obtained, we can combat inequality within society by eradicating gender stereotypes that create an erroneous image of women and the role they have within our society.