Indicador de Compromiso Social (ICS) en el Periodismo de ProximidadHacia un Modelo de Calidad en los Medios Locales

  1. Francisco J. Caro-González 1
  2. Rubén Rivas-de-Roca 2
  3. Manuel Garrido-Lora 3
  4. Mar García-Gordillo 4
  1. 1 Universidad de Sevilla, Facultad de Comunicación Departamento de Administración de Empresas y Marketing
  2. 2 Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Facultad de Ciencias de la Comunicación, Departamento de Comunicación y Sociología
  3. 3 Universidad de Sevilla, Facultad de Comunicación, Depto. de Comunicación Audiovisual y Publicidad
  4. 4 Universidad de Sevilla, Facultad de Comunicación, Departamento de Periodismo II
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El profesional de la información

ISSN: 1386-6710,  1699-2407

Year of publication: 2024

Volume: 33

Issue: 2

Type: Article

DOI: 10.3145/EPI.2024.0219 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Proximity journalism has historically played a key role in the shaping of local and regional communities. In a context of strong transformation of the journalistic sector, previous studies have shown that some local news initiatives achieve to remain as central actors in democratic systems, thanks to the fact that they promote social cohesion. For all these reasons, it is useful to address the construction of anEngagement Indicator (SEI) that serves to measure the commitment of the local press. The objective of this work is to develop a measurer of the social commitment of local media in order to guarantee citizens’ access to quality information that meets the standards to respond to their interests. Likewise, the results will contribute to delivering an explanatory model that evaluates this commitment. In this sense, a mixed research strategy is used, in which semi-structured interviews are combined with case studies and content analysis. First, the interviews allow us to outline the variables that should be tackled to measure the commitment of a news media. After identifying these categories, the case studies serve to compare the validity of the information obtained. Finally, a measurement tool is designed that makes it possible to refine the indicator, once applied to the universe of digital proximity media of the autonomous community of Andalusia (n= 212). The result of this process is a synthetic indicator of the commitment of the local media with the members of their environment (SEI). This transfer tool can provide elements of reflection to digital media on how they face their relationships with audiences and other agents in the local environment.

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