Entangled with the necropolis: a decolonial feminist analysis of femicide news coverage in Latin America

Trends in the international news coverage on Latin America in Germany in the 21st century

Galáxia (São Paulo) ◽

10.1590/1982-25532020245236 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 66-82

Author(s):

Regina Cazzamatta

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Content Analysis ◽

21St Century ◽

News Coverage ◽

International News ◽

German Press ◽

Foreign Reporting

Abstract This study aims at analysing the main developments in foreign reporting of Latin America by the German press. The paper provides a content analysis of 3.831 articles published in quality German publications (SZNenhum, FAZ, Der Spiegel, and tazNenhum) between 2000 and 2014. The most common news factors related to the continent are found to be “magnitude,” “power status,” “economic proximity”, and “personification.” Additionally, we identified a decrease in hard news over the years (6 pp within Politics and 8 pp amidst Economy). Despite depoliticisation, a tendency towards tabloidisation was not confirmed since factors such as personification and crisis remained constant.

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U.S. Newspaper Coverage of Human Rights in Latin America, 1975–1982: Exploring President Carter's Agenda-Building Influence

Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly ◽

10.1177/107769909807500304 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 75 (3) ◽

pp. 478-486 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Catherine Cassara

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Foreign Policy ◽

Latin America ◽

News Coverage ◽

Newspaper Coverage ◽

Agenda Building ◽

Policy Concern ◽

The U.S

President Jimmy Carter's elevation of human rights to a major foreign policy concern had an impact on U.S. news coverage of Latin America. In the mid-1970s, U.S. coverage of Latin America was erratic at best. By the time Carter left office, the U.S. media had significantly increased both the resources and space devoted to covering the region.

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The role of the ‘negativity’ factor in international news coverage: A case study of Latin America in the German press, 2000–2014

Global Media and Communication ◽

10.1177/1742766520946465 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 174276652094646

Author(s):

Regina Cazzamatta

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

Latin American ◽

News Coverage ◽

Negative Events ◽

Cultural Issues ◽

News Reporting ◽

German Press ◽

Primary Determinant ◽

Negative Balance

This paper analyses the predominance of the ‘negativity’ factor as the primary determinant of news coverage in the German press – Süddeutsche Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Die Tageszeitung and Der Spiegel – of events in Latin America. Based on a sample of 3831 articles published between January 2000 and December 2014, this study finds a general concentration of negative events (43.05%) with regard to 20 Latin American countries. However, since this number does not exceed 50%, the research assumption of a conflict-oriented news reporting has to be relativised. The ‘negativity’ rate stands out as sectorial depending on specific countries and areas of news coverage. Considerable interest in cultural issues helps to provide a more balanced image. While Honduras, Haiti, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic and Paraguay exhibit a strong negative balance, Costa Rica, Uruguay, Chile and Cuba boast a dynamic, positive image. Brazil and Mexico account for two ambivalent cases.

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The Genesis and Internal Dynamics of El Salvador's People's Revolutionary Army, 1970–1976

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x13009850 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 38 (01) ◽

pp. 102-129

Author(s):

ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽

EUDALD CORTINA ORERO

Keyword(s):

Latin America ◽

El Salvador ◽

Early Years ◽

Left Wing ◽

Internal Dynamics ◽

Internal Coherence ◽

The 1960S

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.

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