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Diversity of Journalisms. Proceedings of ECREA/CICOM Conference, Pamplona, 4-5 July 2011
1970, Nagy, 2006), Rastier’s textual analysis and themathology (Brunel, Dabézies,
1992; Guillén, 1985 and 1998), myth in media (Silverstone, 1981);
2) To identify the homological structural features using semiotics, formalism (Eco,
1984; Calabrese, 1987; Greimas, 1979; Propp, 1928) and narratology (Genette,
1982).
3) To distinguish features inherent to online journalism as a media, apart from these
other traditional invariants and features.
The paper also tries to determine to which extent journalists deal with traditional
references (such as literary, mythic, erudite, biblical, religious, thematic recurrence)
and to which extent do they use references which constitute a new sphere (cinema,
music, advertising, radio, television, newspapers, the Net itself), that is, dealing with
novelty (diversity) versus the traditional.
The media analyzed to test this methodology will be chosen from a sampling list
provided by the research group this paper is included into: BBC News.co.uk, The
Guardian Unlimited, Clarín, Globo, NYTimes.com, LeMonde.fr, LaReppublica.it,
Público.pt and Rue89, and compared with some similar Spanish media.
Journalism and global governance: the portrayal of non-state political actors
La Porte, Teresa
Public Communication Department, School of Communication. University of Navarra,
Pamplona, Spain
This paper examines journalism practices in covering some of the new non-state
player’s actions in international politics and analyzes the image portrayed on
mainstream newspapers. Taking in account that most of their power and legitimacy
lays on regular citizen support, public image is a relevant factor.
In an age of global governance, external political relations have undergone a
profound modification. One of the most significant alterations is the crisis of the
national state. The state power is being undermined, among other causes, by the
emergence of new political actors which seek to defend specific interests by
themselves, to raise their voice without governmental mediation and, at the end, to
redefine the global system. In a sense, they obtain ‘political authority’ from their
efficacy on advocating human rights, moving forward new regulations or setting the
agenda of political institutions. NGOs, transnational companies, religious groups,
think tanks, social movements or university experts have a say (and power) on most
of the global issues (and conflicts) affecting civil society.
Journalism has to deal with these new actors. Easily, any coverage of an
‘international’ (global) issue has to report activity from these players. But non- state
institutions have a more complex structure and organization than other traditional
actor/source correspondents used to deal with. They put forward their proposals,
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