RLCS, Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, 72 – Pages 129 to 144 Research | DOI: 10.4185/RLCS, 72-2017-1157| ISSN 1138-5820 | Year 2017 How to cite this article in bibliographies / References J F Plaza, P Rivas-Nieto, P Rey-García (2017): “Representation of women as terrorists and victims of terrorism in the Spanish press. The case of El País newspaper”. Revista Latina de Comunicación Social, 72, pp. 129 to 144. http://www.revistalatinacs.org/072paper/1157/07en.html DOI: 10.4185/RLCS-2017-1157
Representation of women as terrorists and victims of terrorism in the Spanish press. The case of El País newspaper Juan F. Plaza [CV] [ ] [ ]. Full Professor. Department of Communication and Education. Universidad Loyola Andalucía (Spain) - jfplaza@uloyola.es Pedro Rivas-Nieto [CV] [ ] [ ]. Full Professor. Department of International Studies. Universidad Loyola Andalucía (Spain) - privas@uloyola.es Pablo Rey-García [CV] [ ] [ ]. Associate Professor. School of Communication. Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca (Spain) - preyga@upsa.es
Abstract Introduction. This article aims to identify the interpretive frames that link women and terrorism in the Spanish newspaper El País. Methods. The body of the study derives from a search in natural language carried out within the library of El País newspaper. The study is based on the identification and subsequent analysis of the news stories that contained the terms mujer* and terroris* (“wom*” and “terroris*”). A total of 50 news items were selected and categorised according to two criteria: the interpretive frames and the features attributed to women. Results and conclusions. The analysis resulted in the identification of four frames: women as terrorists (the discourse of exceptionalism), women as recruiters (the discourse of expertise), women as victims (the discourse of sensationalism) and women as warriors (the discourse of bravery). Keywords Women and terrorism; gender representations; stereotypes; news; qualitative approach. Contents 1. Introduction. 2. Methods. 3. Theoretical framework. 4. Results. 4.1. Women as terrorists: the
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