Impacto actitudinal y canalización cognitiva de estereotipos sobre la inmigración a través de las noticias

  1. Igartua Perosanz, Juan José
Journal:
Revista Latina de Comunicación Social

ISSN: 1138-5820

Year of publication: 2013

Issue: 68

Type: Article

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Abstract

Based on research on framing effects and on the news treatment of immigration, this article analyses the processes of reception and impact of news about crime. Method. We conducted two experimental studies in which participants were exposed to a news story and subsequently asked to answer a questionnaire with self-report scales. Two independent variables were manipulated in the news story: the reference to the protagonists� nationality and the place where the event took place (to influence readers� involvement with the topic). Results. The study indicates that when the involvement with the news story was low, the presence of information about the protagonists� nationality exerted an indirect effect through attitudinal impact. However, when involvement was high, the indirect effect was explained by the activation of trains of thought which influenced the formation and/or reinforcement of negative beliefs about immigration. Conclusions. The results are consistent with a dual model of news framing effects and empirically reinforce the recommendation of not revealing the nationality of the protagonists of a criminal act in a news story.

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