Análisis del tratamiento periodístico de las noticias relacionadas con casos de corrupción en los medios impresos del cantón Machala

Abstract

The overall objective of this investigation was to analyze journalistic treatment in notes related to corruption cases in print media in the canton machala. From which the following specific objectives emerge: 1) Identify the morphological aspects used in the treatment of news related to cases of corruption in print media of the canton Machala. 2) Recognize the content aspects that are evident in the treatment of news related to cases of corruption in print media of the canton Machala, and 3) Assess the intention of the media in the processing of news related to cases of corruption in print media of the canton Machala. This research has a case study methodology with a mixed approach, using a content analysis matrix, divided by categories, where the morphological and content aspects are specified, which are part of journalistic treatment. Interviews were also conducted with experts from journalistic work, with extensive experience in written press. A total of 53 news related to corruption cases was analyzed in the newspapers Correo and El Nacional during the month of May 2020. After having applied the aforementioned techniques, it was obtained as a result that in the case of Diario El Nacional is where at present there is no proper journalistic treatment that requires any note of a printed medium prior to publication. In addition, it could be shown that in both media information is shared with little or no authenticity and with a neutral approach that contributes little or nothing to the critical thinking or reflection of the Orense community, typical of a duly informed citizenry. The lack of professionals in the local media does not allow effective treatment to be addressed in the publication of notes, on the other hand there is no work of investigative journalism, Machala suffers little production of in-depth research, new professionals lean more towards immediacy such as digital media and the notes of the day leaving aside important issues that allow to gather information of an essential nature with which the media can obtain more profit and greater notoriety in the audience. Research journalism is often limited by issues such as censorship, lack of expression in the media, and support for journalism. Exercising journalism is a task that carries a lot of responsibility that is often not valued, the sacrifice that journalists make on a daily basis for carrying information tends to be questioned or unrecognized. There are several limitations in print media, this was mainly evident in Diario El Nacional, where journalists are somewhat incomplete because they do not have the necessary tools to carry out their work. The media tend to decay into its main role such as informing citizens, often engaged in the image of some note and not in those aspects involved in the publication of it, aspects considered basic and indispensable such as morphological and content. In conclusion, addressing journalistic treatment has become a key tool for communication professionals, so they exert a more critical and analytical thinking about the information they publish regardless of the medium to which they belong.